It’s a Widget
Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 1-29-2012
One of our favorite resources across any curriculum at any level is
Within the Wolfram|Alpha site, you will find a Widget Gallery that includes 29 categories.
What is a widget?
According to Wolfram|Alpha’s “Definition Widget”,
it is “…a device or control that is very useful for a particular job.”
A “widget” is described in the introduction to their tour as “A free, personalized mini-app that leverages the depth and breadth of the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine.”
To learn more about Wolfram|Alpha’s Widgets,
we invite you to take “The Tour”.
And if you’re feeling very confident and are up to the challenge,
you might want to try your hand at creating your own custom-made widget that works just for your unit of study or curriculum.
I did…
tips Wolfram Alpha