Provider: PBS TeacherLine

Graduate credit options available from participating universities for an additional fee.
Contact teacherline@mpt.org for more information.

In this course, teachers will explore ways to incorporate real-world math into classroom activities according to their grade level. Participants will learn exciting and effective ways to enrich their math curriculum while meeting national educational standards. Participants will also develop activities that use a variety of technologies and engage students in problem-solving activities on such topics as storage capacity, room size, and global population.

Courses are $150 per credit with early registration discounts.

50% off per credit (December 4th - December 17th)

25% off per credit (December 18th - January 1, 2007). Discount automatically applied at checkout.

Anne Arundel , St Mary's and Washington County Public School teachers please call or email Nikki Mook to receive special discount information available thanks to a grant from PBS TeacherLine. (410) 581-4059 or teacherline@mpt.org  

Course Refund Policy

To complete a course successfully, it is important for participants to be comfortable working online. Access to the Internet at home is required. Each participant should have a working understanding of e-mail and the Internet. It is necessary to have an e-mail address for communication and word processing and printing capabilities. Some knowledge of virtual communities, either in the form of online bulletin board use, listserv subscriptions, or synchronous chatting, is helpful, but not required. Also, many participants have achieved success by registering and working through a course with others at their local school. Participants are requested to complete the Practice Learning Online Course.

It is recommended that participants have access to the following hardware to complete this module:

For Windows computers:
(Minimum requirements)

• 200MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent
• 32MB of RAM
• 28.8Kpbs modem
• 16-bit sound card and speakers
• 65,000-color video display card (video)
• Windows 98 or Windows NT 4. 0 with Service Pack 5
• IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

(Optimal Specifications)

• 237 MHz Intel Pentium processor or better
• 64MB or more of RAM
• 56.6Kbps or better modem
• 16-bit Sound card and speakers
• 65,000-color or better video display card
• Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5
• IE 5.0 and above with Java enabled or Netscape 4.0 through 4.7
• RealPlayer G2 through RealPlayer 7.0
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

For Macintosh computers:
(Minimum requirements)

• Mac OS 8.1 or later
• 32 MB RAM
• Virtual Memory turned on, set to 64MB
• 604 PowerPC (200 MHz or better)
• 28.8Kpbs modem Internet connection
• Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
  (Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
• RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

(Optimal Specifications)

• Mac OS 8.5 or later
• 64MB RAM or more
• Virtual Memory turned on, set to 128MB
• G3 233 (or faster) PowerPC
• 56.6Kbps or better Internet connection (both audio and video)
• Browser support: IE 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later
  (Netscape 6.0 not supported at this time)
• RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer 8
• QuickTime
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
• Macromedia Shockwave and Flashplayers

Directions and links for all necessary plug-ins can be attained free of charge from PBS TeacherLine site by going to
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/modules/modules.cfm and clicking the Check Your Computer link on the on the left-hand side of the page. If necessary, facilitators are available, remotely, to assist the participants in setting-up their computers.