Meeting State Standards is always in the back of all math teacher’s mind. Teachers are always thinking of new ways that they can incorporate new ideas into the classroom. When standards have to be met and students are very interested the beast way to approach the topic is to use something that relates to them. Students love technology, it’s part of their everyday life. Now the challenge is “how do we bring technology into the curriculum?” Using Geogebra that’s how. Geogebra is a free software that teachers and students can use to meet State Standards.

Getting students to plot point on a grid isn’t always very interesting, but now instead of plotting points on grid paper students can use Geogebra to plot coordinate points on a coordinate plane. The free Geogebra software can be used to meet Common Core State Standards like the one in the sample Perimeter and Area Lesson Plan along with the lesson plan is the sample Perimeter and Area Worksheet. This lesson plan is designed to help students achieve various learning targets aligned with the Common Core. The following Geogebra Article goes into further detail of why Geogebra should be used to elicit student learning and aid student achieve the Common Core State Standard.