Teachers understand the power of using manipulatives to increase students' understanding of abstract math concepts, but at times cost and storage issues may prevent the use of manipulatives. A new idea is to use virtual manipulatives, which are defined as interactive web-based visual representations. The power behind these manipulatives is their level of interaction and their manipulability. Of course a computer is needed, but many free websites offer a variety of virtual manipulatives. Check out this article for at least 10 ideas/sites http://www.techlearning.com/article/14468
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