<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is a terrific group of people who are very excited about GeoGebra. If you are able to attend, it would be a great opportunity.<div>BK</div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Todd Edwards <<a href="mailto:michael.todd.edwards@gmail.com">michael.todd.edwards@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">September 2, 2010 12:23:39 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>GeoGebra Midwest Conference - Miami University (PLEASE READ!!!)</b></span></div><br>Friends and Colleagues:<br><br>I am writing to inform you about an exciting opportunity for you and your students - namely, the upcoming Midwest GeoGebra Regional Conference to be held at Miami University. If you haven't used GeoGebra before, please note that it is an open-source Dynamic Geometry Software - think <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">FREE Geometer's Sketchpad</b> in a web browser. Here are links to a few sketches my students and I have used in class recently:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/EDT429M/richsketchidea.html">Triangle with Fixed Perimeter</a><br><a href="http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/EDT429M/Picks_Theorem.html">Pick's Theorem Exploration</a><br>
<a href="http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/EDT265/find_the_segment.html">Find the Segment</a><br><a href="http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/Edwards_Presentations/Hearts_Project/4hearts/mmc_hearts.html">Similar Hearts</a><br>
<br>I'm convinced that the software is the best thing to happen to mathematics teaching since the advent of graphing calculators back in the early 1990s. Teachers, Mathematics Educators, and students are welcome to apply to give talks / facilitate workshop sessions. We are particularly interested in <b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">sessions co-presented by classroom teachers and students.</b> Applications to present and information about the conference is available at the GeoGebra Conference site:<br>
<br><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ggbmidwest2011/home">https://sites.google.com/site/ggbmidwest2011/home</a><br><br>I can easily imagine one or more of your students using GeoGebra as part of a classroom assignment or project over the course of the school year (perhaps in a math club or as a science fair or computer science project). In this case, the conference will provide your students with an<b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> opportunity to share what they have learned with an audience beyond the traditional classroom.</b> I'd be quite eager to visit your school and demo the software for you or your students. Simply email me if you are interested in something like this, and we can set up a time to meet.<br>
<br>If you have comments or questions, feel free to contact either Todd Edwards <a href="mailto:m.todd.edwards@gmail.com">m.todd.edwards@gmail.com</a> or Steve Phelps <a href="mailto:sphelps@madeiracityschools.org">sphelps@madeiracityschools.org</a> (conference co-chairs) for more information. We are aiming to keep the cost of the conference LOW (free for presenters and their students). <br>
<br>Please forward to others who you think might be interested in the conference or in using the software with students.<br><br>Best wishes,<br><br>Todd Edwards<br><br>Michael Todd Edwards<br>Associate Professor, Mathematics Education<br>
Department of Teacher Education<br>401 McGuffey Hall<br>Miami University<br>Oxford, OH 45056<br>(513) 593-9217<br><br>Co-Editor, Ohio Journal of School Mathematics<br><a href="http://www.ohioctm.org/">http://www.ohioctm.org/</a><br>
<br>Regional Instructor, Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3)<br><a href="http://www.t3ww.org/">http://www.t3ww.org/</a><br><br>Co-Director, GeoGebra Institute of Ohio (GIO)<br>(First Local GeoGebra Institute in North America)<br>
<a href="http://giohio.pbworks.com/">http://giohio.pbworks.com/</a><br><br>Co-Chair, GeoGebra Midwest Regional Conference<br>June 9-10, 2011 - Miami University, Oxford, OH<br>Learn more and submit a speaker proposal:<br>
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ggbmidwest2011/">https://sites.google.com/site/ggbmidwest2011/</a><br>
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