WBLTs

= Web-Based Learning Tools (WBLTs) =

**Overview**
 * WBLTs, learning object or online learning tools focus on specific concepts
 * They should be interactive, easy to use, and focussed

How to Use this Tool

 * Find a good set of resources
 * Gizmos (free for Grades 7 to 12)
 * Interactive Sites of Education - Math
 * Math Tools
 * Math Warehouse- Interactives
 * [|nrich]
 * [|NCTM Illuminations]
 * Browse Interactives
 * [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]
 * [|Interactivate] (Shodor)

Teaching Examples/ Strategies

 * Have a clear set of learning goals that match what the WBLT does
 * Ask good questions to guide learning with the WBLT
 * Have students work in teams to solve problems
 * Have students share solutions after they have worked with WBLT