GeoGebra Quickstart - Evolution of interactive Tutorials
Presentation at the GeoGebra Global Gathering (G3) in Linz, Austria, July 15th to 17th 2015. Since GeoGebra was created about 14 years ago, not only the software itself, but also its documentation materials went through a series of modifications and improvements. In this presentation, I will talk about the evolution of the GeoGebra Quickstart document over time, from a document written to demonstrate the power and features of the newly developed software GeoGebra, to a series of interactive, web-based introductory tutorials, demonstrating the basic use of the six different Views of GeoGebra.
Table of Contents
- The Past
- Quickstart 2.5
- Quickstart 3.0
- Quickstart 4.0
- Quickstart 4.2
- Quickstart 5.0
- The Present
- A Series of Quickstart Documents
- Structure of the Quickstart Documents
- Format of the Quickstart Examples
- The New Quickstart Series
- Geometry Quickstart Info
- Algebra Quickstart Info
- Spreadsheet Quickstart Info
- 3D Geometry Quickstart Info
- CAS Quickstart Info
- GeoGebra Probability and Statistics Quickstart Info
- The Future
- The GeoGebra Intro-Book Series
- The GeoGebra Skills Badges
- ...
- Presentation
- GeoGebra Quickstart - Evolution of Interactive Tutorials
Quickstart 2.5
General Information
[size=150][size=100]Author: Markus Hohenwarter[br]Date: June 2006[br]Length: 7 pages[/size][/size]
[size=150][size=200][size=100][b][url=https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/8/89/GeoGebraQuickstart_en_v25.pdf]GeoGebra [/url][url=https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/8/89/GeoGebraQuickstart_en_v25.pdf]Quickstart 2.5[/url][/b][list=1][*]Circumcircle of a triangle[br][/*][*]Tangents to a circle[br][/*][*]Derivative and tangent of a function[/*][/list][/size][/size][/size]
Innovations and Improvements
[size=100][list][*]Demonstrates the capabilities of GeoGebra[/*][*]Use of Mouse vs. Input Bar[/*][*][i]Graphics View[/i] and [i]Algebra View[/i][/*][/list][/size]
A Series of Quickstart Documents
With the new option of creating [b]GeoGebraBooks[/b] we were now able to create a new and interactive series of GeoGebra Quickstart documents, providing a Quickstart document for each GeoGebra [i]View[/i]. [br][br]The GeoGebra Quickstart series consists of[br][list][*][icon]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/c/c8/Menu_view_graphics.svg/120px-Menu_view_graphics.svg.png[/icon] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145943]GeoGebra Geometry Quickstart[/url][br][/*][*][icon]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/4/40/Menu_view_algebra.svg/120px-Menu_view_algebra.svg.png[/icon] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145965]GeoGebra Algebra Quickstart[/url][/*][*][icon]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/7/73/Menu_view_spreadsheet.svg/120px-Menu_view_spreadsheet.svg.png[/icon] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145687]GeoGebra Spreadsheet Quickstart[/url][/*][*][icon]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/b/bb/Perspectives_algebra_3Dgraphics.svg/120px-Perspectives_algebra_3Dgraphics.svg.png[/icon] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145987]GeoGebra 3D Geometry Quickstart[/url][/*][*][icon]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/4/47/Menu_view_cas.svg/120px-Menu_view_cas.svg.png[/icon] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145977]GeoGebra CAS Quickstart[/url][/*][*][icon]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/6/6d/Menu_view_probability.svg/120px-Menu_view_probability.svg.png[/icon] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145995]GeoGebra Probability and Statistics Quickstart[/url][/*][/list][br][br]Their purpose is to [b]introduce beginners[/b] to the GeoGebra [i]View [/i]of their choice by demonstrating the basic use and some selected features of the software, that are relevant for the corresponding [i]View[/i].
Geometry Quickstart Info
General Information
The [img]https://wiki.geogebra.org/uploads/thumb/c/c8/Menu_view_graphics.svg/16px-Menu_view_graphics.svg.png[/img] [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145943]GeoGebra Geometry Quickstart[/url] introduces users to the basic use of the Graphics View Tools by completing a set of geometric constructions (i.e. parallelogram, square, and circumcircle of a triangle). [br][br]It provides information about [br][list][*]customizing the [i]Graphics View[/i], [/*][*]enhancing constructions using the [i]Style Bar[/i], and [/*][*]using the [i]Navigation Bar [/i]and [i]Construction Protocol[/i] to explore the construction steps[br][/*][/list]
Content
[b]Chapter 1: [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145943#chapter/35547]Geometry Quickstart[/url][/b][br][list=1][*]How to Use GeoGebra's Tools[br][/*][*]Basic Parallelogram Construction[br][/*][*]Basic Square Construction[br][/*][*]Circumcircle of a Triangle Construction[/*][/list][br][b]Chapter 2: [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/1145943#chapter/35549]Learn more about GeoGebra[/url][/b][br][list=1][*]The Graphics Tools[br][/*][*]How to Customize the Graphics View[br][/*][*]How to Change Color, Size and Style[br][/*][*]How to Show Name, Value or Caption of Objects[br][/*][*]How to use the Show / Hide Object Tool[br][/*][*]The Navigation Bar and Construction Protocol[br][/*][/list]
The GeoGebra Intro-Book Series
Introduction to GeoGebra 4.4
Remember the 'old' book called [url=http://static.geogebra.org/book/intro-en.pdf]Introduction to GeoGebra[/url]?[br][list][*]Introduction for teachers to GeoGebra [/*][*]Composed of a series of 10 workshop handouts[/*][*]Structured for use in workshops or self-learning[br][/*][*]Created in 2008 and extended over the years[/*][*]Covered all basics of GeoGebra 4.4[/*][*]Available in 9 languages (thanks to our volunteer translators)[/*][/list]
Quick Peek: Introduction to GeoGebra 5.0
Series of GeoGebra Tutorials based on the content of the 'old' Introduction to GeoGebra[list][*]Intro-Book 1: [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/KTc2odjh]Basic Geometric Constructions[/url][br][/*][*]Intro-Book 2: [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/b/fPYPxVRv]Algebraic Input, Commands & Functions[/url][br][/*][*]Intro-Book 3: Visualizing Mathematical Concepts[br][/*][*]Intro-Book 4: Creation of Instructional Materials[/*][*]Intro-Book 5: Custom Tools and Customizing the Toolbar[/*][*]Intro-Book 6: Conditional Visibility and Sequences[/*][*]Intro-Book 7: Statistics and Data Analysis[/*][*]Intro-Book 8: Computer Algebra with GeoGebra[/*][*]Intro-Book 9: 3D Geometry with GeoGebra[/*][*]...[/*][/list][br]Further Intro-Books covering more advanced topics are planned for the future.
