Fourteenth Annual VSU Mathematics Technology Conference

February 27, 2009, Education Center

Valdosta State University

Time	Session I Room 2156 Presiders – Vickie Graham and John Wood	Session II Room 2160 Presiders – Jemal M-Awel and Chuck Kicey
2:30 to 2:55	Workshop: SMART Boards in Secondary Math: Getting Kids Into the Action Ellice Martin, Valdosta State Amy Pilgrim, Lowndes High	A Wave of Understanding: Using the ClassPad 330 to Explore Trigonometry Peggy Moch Valdosta State University
2:55 to 3:15		Real Time Quizzes Mika Seppälä Florida State University and WebALT Inc.
3:20 to 3:40	A Neat Application of Difference of Two Squares Sudhir Goel and Denise Reid Valdosta State University	Direct Testing of Galileo’s Hypothesis on Free Fall Carlos Almada Columbus State University
3:45 to 4:05	Mathematics, Patterns, and the Brain Roberta Lacefield Waycross College	Managing Wireless Sensor Networks in Hot-Spot Areas Chunlei Liu and Jin Wang Valdosta State University
4:10	REFRESHMENTS
4:25 to 4:45	From Geometers Sketchpad to Algebra Rick Smith Coffee County High School	Using an ecological spatial stochastic model as an intro to modeling and Scilab Steven Bellenot Florida State University
4:50 to 5:10	School Opportunities for Math Departments Greg Harrell, Charles Kicey, Andreas Lazari Valdosta State University	An algorithmic approach to the Mean Value Theorem Sean Eastman Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.
5:10 to 5:30	Using iPods to Demonstrate Mathematics in Movies and Television Hugh Sanders Georgia College and State Univ.	Easy Equations in Math Presentations Dan Lipsa Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.
5:30	BREAK
5:45	Welcome and Invited Address – Room 1034 My New Graphing Calculator…is my (i)Phone! (and other cool stuff) Dr. Lila Roberts, Clayton State University
7:00	Dinner and a Talk: Room 2130 Web 2.Oh! The Read/Write Web Dr. Andrew J. Brovey, Curriculum, Leadership and Technology, Valdosta State University