Larry+Green's+Applet+Page

http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/java/index.html
 * Larry Green's Applet Page **
 * Sponsoring Organization: Lake Tahoe Community College **
 * Date of Last Update: 2009**


 * Authority: Larry Green, a professor of mathematics at the Lake Tahoe Community College in California is the author of this page. He posts applets and lecture notes on the schools website.**

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 * Content: On this page you will find a wide variety of topics dealing with mathematics. Under each topic there are subtopics which you can select and be directed to an applet. The applets are teaching tools and could also serve as practice problems for students.
 * Currency: This website has a counter that will tally the number of people that have visited the site so it will update every time someone enters the site. Also Larry Green is continually creating new applets and would update the site whenever a new applet is available. **


 * Purpose: The purpose of this page is to help students with mathematical problems. The applets cover a wide range of topics and are easy to use. Each applet will ask the student what is the next step in solving a problem, then it will give them choices to select from and show how the problem is supposed to be done. This also could be used as an in-class review or teaching tool.**


 * Organization of Information, Design and Navigation: The organization of this website is very clear and easy to use. There are links that break up the page into general math topics and then there are more links that break down the math topics even more. All of the links are working and will take you to the correct spots in the website.**


 * Strengths: The main strength of this website is the applets themselves. There is a wide variety of topics and the applets are a great teaching tool as well as a practice tool for students. They reinforce the material that has been taught by giving the students three options to choose from on the next step in solving the problem. Once the student makes the correct selection the applet will show the student how the step is to be applied.**
 * Weaknesses: The main weakness of the site is that it is not very visually appealing. There aren't any pictures and not much color.**


 * Instructional Uses: I would use this site in class as a teaching tool during a session of guided practice for the students. I would also use this site in a computer lab and have the students practice problems. I believe that this would be faster and more efficient than having the students write out each of the problems.**


 * Benefits to Students: The main benefit to the students is that they have a chance to decide on what the next step to a problem is. This is often times the hardest part of solving math problems for the students. Another benefit is that the applets will show the students the work for the problem and not just tell them the answer.**