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I almost missed this one and although I've posted twice today, I didn't want you to miss this! The best rundown on this deal is at the Education Technology Blog . From Jonathan Wylie : "McGraw-Hill [is] offering their Everyday Mathematics iPod, iPhone and iPad apps free between April 13-16. Well, today they are now live and available for download at the iTunes store." Related articles Everyday Mathematics Equivalent Fractions™ - McGraw-Hill School Education Group (itunes.apple.com) Everyday Mathematics Name That Number™ - McGraw-Hill School Education Group (itunes.apple.com) Everyday Mathematics Beat the Computer™ Multiplication - McGraw-Hill School Education Group (itunes.apple.com) Everyday Mathematics Tric-Trac™ - McGraw-Hill School Education Group (itunes.apple.com) Everyday Mathematics Addition Top It - McGraw-Hill School Education Group (itunes.apple.com) Select McGraw-Hill educational apps for iPhone and iPad free until 4/16 (tuaw.com)

World Math's Day is just a great collaborative emphasis on math - full of games, matching math skills against other students. We did it last year and the teacher and students loved it! Join the fun on March 1st (but sign up now and schedule your time in the computer lab!) http://www.worldmathsday.com/ Related articles Mathletics - Online Training and Competition Foreshadows Future of Education (video) (singularityhub.com) Math Apps on Mobile Phones Free to Students in Denmark for 2011 (coolcatteacher.blogspot.com) Interactive Maths (flatchat.wordpress.com) Tips for Making Math Learning fun for Children - 8 Ways to Enjoy Math Learning (brighthub.com) Hooda Math Games [Video] (realestateradiousa.com) Helpful Strategies for Students with Mathematical Learning Difficulties (brighthub.com)

Fascinating reading about how some countries just don't have the gender gap in math that we see. Of interest to me, however, would not be the gap but also the aggregate -- are these countries where there is no gap also at the top of mathematics performance? Also, there is a self-perpetuating bit of it. My husband and I both went to an engineering college (Georgia Tech) and love math. Algebra is one of the great subject loves of my life. (I know I'm a geek.) So, is it any wonder that my daughter is the top in the standardized test scores? No. I do find it interesting that she wasn't the top of the scores in class, however. This article in the Boston Globe says "boys outperform girls on a math test given to children worldwide, but the gender gap is less pronounced in countries where women and men have similar rights and opportunities, according to a study published Thursday. "In more gender-neutral societies, girls are as good as boys in mathematics," st...