Virtual Math Teams: an online tool for collaborative learning in the mathematics disciplines
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The Virtual Math Teams (VMT) service provides an integrated Internet-based environment for small teams of people to discuss math and to work collaboratively on math problems or explore interesting mathematical micro-worlds together. We are presenting an overview of VMT’s traditional features and usage in K-12 teaching and group cognition research contexts, and the potential impact on learning of its new features, including the first collaborative Internet-based dynamic mathematics whiteboard.
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