Mathigon/Polypad

 What is it? Mathigon/Polypad is an interactive learning platform designed for mathematics. “A completely new content format, combined with an innovative new curriculum, makes learning more personalized and fun than ever before: we call it the “Textbook of the Future”. Highly interactive content allows students to actively “explore and discover.”

How much does it cost? It is free and students don’t have to sign in to use Polypad IF they don’t want to save their work. They can go to the site, explore, and visualize how math works.

Want to know more? Watch this short video for a quick overview. Alice Keehler has a blog post in which she talks about how she uses Polypad to help her students visualize fractions including a video of her elementary age son using the program. You can access it here.

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