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*If you tweet about a conference please use the #ggbconf hashtag.
 
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== Our Community in Numbers in 2012/1 ==
 
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* At the moment we have '''110''' GeoGebra Institutes all around the World.
 
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*  '''24''' new GeoGebra Institutes were established  in the first seven months of 2012.
 
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* The number of people who joined our GeoGebra Facebook group has grown from  '''8888''' to more than '''10 100'''. 
 
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* There are '''3368''' people who follow GeoGebra on Twitter!
 
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* We had more than '''4.2 million''' visits to [http://www.geogebra.org www.geogebra.org] until mid August in 2012 out of which 66.5% are new visitors.
 
  
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* Our visitors came from '''218''' countries and territories. Most visitors are from the US, Europe and Latin America.
 
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== [http://blog.geogebra.org/ten-years-of-geogebra/ 10 Years of GeoGebra Contest] Winners ==
 
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* Results and materials are available on our [http://www.facebook.com/groups/461631497199786/ facebook page].
 
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Our sincere congratulations to Mehdi Boulifa, Chair of [http://wiki.geogebra.org/s/en/index.php?title=GeoGebra_Institute_of_ATEPS&wiki=en GeoGebra Institute of ATEPS, Tunisia] who won first prize!
 
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Our first three contestants won GeoGebra prizes!
 
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'''What you can do:''' Watch out for upcoming new contest calls and participate!
 
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== [[Translation_Status|Translation Issues]] ==
 
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The GeoGebra software is currently available in about 55 languages, however there are a few translations still missing or need updating like Albanian, Thai, Afrikaans, Filipino, Malayalam, Hindi etc.
 
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'''What you can do: '''Do your students understand everything? If GeoGebra is not available in your local language, please work with us to find volunteer translators and make GeoGebra accessible for everyone. [mailto:translation@geogebra.org E-mail Translation]
 
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== Development News ==
 
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'''GeoGebra 4.2 Release Candidate'''
 
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We have been working very hard over the Summer with testing, adding the last few features and fixing bugs.
 
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We need your help to catch the last few bugs, so please install the Release Candidate and try it out!
 
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You can install the WebStart version [http://www.geogebra.org/webstart/4.2/geogebra-42.jnlp here]
 
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* [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/CAS_View Powerful Computer Algebra (CAS) View]
 
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* [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/Freehand_Shape_Tool Freehand Shape Tool (recognizes functions, lines, circles, polygons)]
 
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* [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/SlopeField_Command Slope Field Command (for differential equations)]
 
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* [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/Pen_Tool Improved Pen Tool (supporting undo/redo)]
 
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* [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/Intersect_Command Find Intersection Points of a Line and Parametric Curve]
 
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== Articles & Materials ==
 
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'''What you can do''': Please let us know if you do any GeoGebra related research activities (writing an article, study, manual, lesson plans etc.) by uploading information [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/Publications here] or if it is more convenient by filling out a form [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHlfdHNVSlRDelJCYkJad2RTWTZMTkE6MQ here]
 
'''What you can do''': Please let us know if you do any GeoGebra related research activities (writing an article, study, manual, lesson plans etc.) by uploading information [http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/Publications here] or if it is more convenient by filling out a form [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHlfdHNVSlRDelJCYkJad2RTWTZMTkE6MQ here]
  
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== [http://www.geogebra.org/cms/hu/institutes GeoGebra Institutes] ==
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== [http://www.geogebra.org/cms/hu/institutes New Institutes] ==
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We are delighted to see that so many of you have created beautiful and unique websites for your GeoGebra Institutes. In each newsletter we will present a few of those sites that have captured our attention.
 
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*[http://www.geogebra.or.kr/ GeoGebra Institute of KSTM, Korea]<br>
 
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*[http://www.pucsp.br/geogebrasp/ GeoGebra Institute of Sao Paulo, Brasil]<br>
 
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'''New Institutes'''<br>
 
  
 
We would like to hereby welcome our new GeoGebra Institutes:
 
We would like to hereby welcome our new GeoGebra Institutes:
 
*GeoGebra Institute of Chalimbana, Zambia
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of NUM, Mongolia
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*GeoGebra Institute ISGEMA, El Salvador
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of UPT, Romania
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of Banten Province, Indonesia
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of Okinawa, Japan
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of San Jorge Gulf, Argentina
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of BKF, Budapest, Hungary
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of Al-Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran
 
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*GeoGebra Institute of Khuzestan, West of Iran, Iran
 
  
 
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See our [http://www.geogebra.org/cms/events Events Map & Calendar] and the [http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/GeoGebra_Conferences_2012 GeoGebra Conference 2012 Wiki] for a complete list of upcoming workshops and conferences as well as for proceedings of past conferences.  
 
See our [http://www.geogebra.org/cms/events Events Map & Calendar] and the [http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/GeoGebra_Conferences_2012 GeoGebra Conference 2012 Wiki] for a complete list of upcoming workshops and conferences as well as for proceedings of past conferences.  
  
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*Jun 7: [http://www.cientec.or.cr/matematica/festival.html#5 The Eighth International Mathematics Festival] at National University of Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
 
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*Jun 11-12: [https://sites.google.com/site/ggbmidwest2012/ Midwest Regional Conference of GeoGebra 2012] at Miami University, Oxford OH, US
 
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*Jun 18: GeoGebra workshop at Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
 
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*Jun 20-21: [https://sites.google.com/site/ggbgv11/home GeoGebra  at GVSU Gatherings)] at Grand Valley State University Regional Math and Science Center, Michigan, US
 
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*Jun 21: [http://sites.dmi.rs/events/2012/CADGME2012/came.html CAME] in Novi-Sad, Serbia
 
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*Jun 21-23: [http://fcia.tibiscus.ro/xa/ 4th European Conference on Computer Sciences and Applications] in Timisoara, Romania
 
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*Jun 22-24: [http://sites.dmi.rs/events/2012/CADGME2012/ CADGME 2012] in Novi Sad, Serbia
 
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*Jun 25-27: Introductory GeoGebra workshop at Berkeley Unified Schools District, Berkeley, CA, US
 
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*Jun 28-30: [http://conference.mei.org.uk/ MEI 2012], at University of Keele, UK
 
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*Jul 2-5: [http://www.ideal-conferences.net First International Dynamic, Explorative, and Active Learning (IDEAL) Conference] in Bayburt, Turkey
 
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*Jul 2-6: [http://math.nie.edu.sg/merga2012/ The 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia [MERGA]] in Singapore
 
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*Jul 2-8: [http://ese2012.milset.org/en/ Milset Expo-Sciences Europe 2012 (with GeoGebra programme by Mascheroni CAD Team)] in Tula, Russia
 
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*Jul 3-6: [http://www.matekhalo.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24:rlv2012&catid=7&Itemid=101 Rátz László Vándorgyűlés 2012] in Pécs, Hungary
 
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*Jul 4: [http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fas/cpd/statistics/courses/Introducing-and-using-Geogebra Introducing and using Geogebra] in Manchester, UK
 
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*Jul 4-6: [http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access-01.html Developments in Computer Algebra Research 2012] in Kyoto, Japan
 
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*Jul 4-6: Uso de GeoGebra para la Enseñanza de las Matemáticas, at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
 
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*Jul 6-9: [https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iggcw12 IGGCW-Miskolc-2012 (International GeoGebra Conference and Workshop)] in Miskolc, Hungary
 
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*Jul 8: [http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/GGB_Korea2012 GeoGebra ICME Pre-conference 2012] in Seoul, Korea
 
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*Jul 8-15: [http://www.icme12.org/ ICME 2012] in Seoul, Korea
 
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*Jul 9-12: [http://www.tsm-resources.com/tsm-2012/workshops.html TSM 2012] in Oundle, Peterborough UK
 
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*Jul 10-14: [http://time2012.ut.ee/ TIME2012 Technology and its Integration in Mathematics Education] in Tartu, Estonia
 
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*Jul 12: [http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fas/cpd/statistics/courses/Introducing-and-using-Geogebra Introducing and using Geogebra] in Liverpool, UK
 
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*Jul 12-13: [http://www.mathstore.ac.uk/conference2012 CETL-MSOR Conference] at University of Sheffield, UK
 
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*Jul 18-22: [http://tame.tw/pme36/ PME36] in Taipei, Taiwan
 
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*Jul 25-28: [http://www.gauss.acatlan.unam.mx/geogebra/cartelEsp.html 3rd Northamerica GeoGebra Conference] in Mexico
 
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*Jul 30-Aug 3: [http://www.atm.org.uk/mt/archive/mt191files/ATM-MT191-37-40.pdf Key Concepts, Fundamental Ideas and Core Awarenesses in Mathematics] in Oxfordshire, UK
 
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* Aug 2-4: [http://geogebra.itm.edu.co/index2.html Latin-American GeoGebra Conference 2012] in Medellin, Columbia
 
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* Aug 8-10: GeoGebra Summer Camp, in Seoul, Korea
 
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*Aug 9: GeoGebra Day, at State College Area School District State College, Pennsylvania, US
 
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* Aug 17-22: [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_Hm5y1glb_ldGZMdklaelVlRVk NIS Conference], in Astana, Kazakhstan
 
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*Aug 28: [http://crossborder.experienceworkshop.hu/?page_id=796&lang=en CrossBorderScience 2012 Conference] in Kaposvár, Hungary
 
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* Aug 28: [http://opencommons.public1.linz.at/?page_id=800 OC12 Symposium "Open Commons Initiative Linz: Leben und Zusammenarbeiten mit digitalen Gemeingütern"] in Linz, Austria
 
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*Aug 29: [http://www.geogebrainstitut.se/events/aug.pdf GeoGebra AfterWorkshop] in Sweden
 
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* Sept 3: GeoGebra Introduction, in Semnan, Iran
 
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*Sept 10: GeoGebraCAS für UP, in PH Hollabrunn, NÖ, Austria
 
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*Sept 14-16: [http://hylblog.edu.hel.fi/wpmu/ggtartu12/ The 3rd Nordic GeoGebra Conference] in Tartu, Estonia
 
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*Sept 21-23: [http://www.geogebraigi2012.pl The International GeoGebra Institute Conference 2012] in Warsaw, Poland
 
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*Sept 24-26: [http://www.sdiwc.net/iccaee2012/page.php?id=4 The International Conference on E-Learning and E-Technologies in Education] in Lodz, Poland
 
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*Sept 26: [http://www.szegedtech.hu SzegedTech] in Szeged, Hungary
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:17, 14 October 2012

Community News

What you can do:

  • Talk about, teach, spread GeoGebra! Network, go to conferences, help establish new GeoGebra Institutes! We will recognize the efforts of the members of our community who have been the most active, by naming them GeoGebra Ambassadors. You can also nominate someone you know and think should deserve it to become a GG Ambassador. Send your suggestions to community@geogebra.org!
  • Post, discuss, share online your experiences with GeoGebra! Start a blog, a facebook, twitter, google+ page or just simply share with us any interesting pages you find about GeoGebra on the worldwide web. Click here to submit a page
  • If you tweet about a conference please use the #ggbconf hashtag.


Articles & Materials

  • Midwest GeoGebra Journal with new articles, activities, and sketches on GeoGebra. They are currently recruiting volunteers to review manuscripts for the journal for publication in 2012.

We are working on new features of the GeoGebra tube, so that it will be even more useful!
Some nice resources on GeoGebra:

and form other sites:

What you can do: Please keep on uploading materials! We will include some of the most impressive ones in our newsletters.

GeoGebra in the Media

What you can do: Please let us know if you do any GeoGebra related research activities (writing an article, study, manual, lesson plans etc.) by uploading information here or if it is more convenient by filling out a form here

New Institutes

We would like to hereby welcome our new GeoGebra Institutes:

  • GeoGebra Institute of Chalimbana, Zambia


What you can do:

  • Get inspired! Create your own GI website and let us know about it! Once you have your own site, do not forget to update it with information to serve your local community!
  • Help us extend the GI network! Please let us know at institutes@geogebra.org if you know anyone who would be willing to establish a GeoGebra Institute.

Events from summer and in autumn

See our Events Map & Calendar and the GeoGebra Conference 2012 Wiki for a complete list of upcoming workshops and conferences as well as for proceedings of past conferences.


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Nov


What you can do:

  1. Please attend and also take a minute to let others know about our events!
  2. It is our goal that GeoGebra appear in every important Math or IT related conferences. We are maintaining a list of those conferences. Represent GeoGebra at one or more of these events!
  3. If you know about a potential conference where GeoGebra should be present , if you need assistance with organizing a conference/workshop or have news for our next newsletter please let us know at events@geogebra.org.

See GeoGebra Newsletters for previous newsletters
Go to GeoGebra User Forum if you have any technical questions

Thank you for your attention!
The GeoGebra Team

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