Webtours of Mission: Algebra

	Elluminate Live! Elluminate Live! - a tool for professional development The online tool enables leaders of professional development to interact with one individual or a group. Interaction features include text messaging, two-way voice, polling, icons, and passing control of shared screen. For description and demonstration of this software, go to Elluminate website.
	Minimum Technical Requirements Make sure your computer meets the minimum requirements. All recent school computers are likely to work in this environment. Here are the exact specifications: Minimum PC requirements are a Pentium II 266 Mhz with 64MB of memory and a sound card. Minimum Mac requirements are a G3 233 Mhz with 64MB of memory when using OS 9.0 - 9.2 or 128MB of memory when using OS X. To listen to this session, please make sure your computer is equipped with speakers (or headphones) so you can hear the dialog.

You are invited to a one-hour webtour of Mission: Algebra, a new professional development online resource developed by TERC and NEIRTEC. Mission: Algebra focuses on classroom examples of technology use in the middle grades mathematics classroom. The webtour is specifically designed to meet the needs of leaders of professional development for mathematics teachers.

By clicking on the link below, you will be able to see and hear the recording of one of the webtours conducted by Alan Feldman and Nina Arshavsky in March 2005 with a group of mathematics professional development leaders from around the country. The recording uses Elluminate Live! webconferencing software, described in the top sidebar on the right.

The software will be automatically downloaded to your computer when you click on the link below. You may also be prompted to download some helper applications (Sun Microsystem's Java Web Start or OpenJNLP for Mac OS 9), a prerequisite to Elluminate Live! In the bottom sidebar on the right, you’ll find the minimum requirements for you computer to be able use this environment. Start webtour now.

Outline of Webtour

• Overview of Elluminate Live! interactive webconferencing software and its interactive capabilities (see box below)
• Goals and background of Mission: Algebra website
• 3 main areas of the website: Standards-based Classroom Examples, SREB Readiness Indicators, and What the Experts Say (research background)
• Features designed for professional development leaders:
• Ease of printing materials from the site: using the Print Center
• Ideas for workshops using Mission: Algebra website and print materials
• Materials available in Spanish.
• Follow-up activities available through NEIRTEC
• Q & A

The web tour and the resource itself were funded by NEIRTEC under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, and both are free.

View the Mission: Algebra website.
View About the Mission: Algebra website.