tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post5472417178476164286..comments2023-05-20T03:22:24.367-04:00Comments on Adventures in Algebra: #WUEDT6020 EdTech in Math ClassMathtechyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789952521823853011noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-74170120471162808822017-02-26T14:17:48.902-05:002017-02-26T14:17:48.902-05:00Jason, you're so right! Teaching math can be c...Jason, you're so right! Teaching math can be challenging. The old ways of teaching math (how we learned math) is no longer considered the best, so I am continually searching for better ways to help my students succeed - sometimes that includes tech and sometimes it doesn't. I really feel that technology helps with the differentiation part though. It makes it so much easier to deliver various levels of instruction to my students - helps me be in two places at the same time! Mathtechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789952521823853011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-80256267847052396902017-02-24T10:27:09.412-05:002017-02-24T10:27:09.412-05:00Really excellent job, but after reading, I'm g...Really excellent job, but after reading, I'm glad I don't teach math though. Your list of different applications to use for math class is very concise. It seems as though the methodology of teaching math keeps changing. It's nice to know that there are plenty of different types of tech to keep up. I also feel as though teaching math requires more differentiation than other subjects and so, again, it's great to see so many different ways for a teacher to connect to their students. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-29260015136636801292017-02-12T16:58:35.646-05:002017-02-12T16:58:35.646-05:00Hi Scott,
Have you tried the card sort feature in...Hi Scott,<br /><br />Have you tried the card sort feature in the Activity Builder yet? I love it because it can be used for just about any concept, not just those involving graphing. I blogged about it briefly in a past post: https://mathtechyblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/swdmathchat-expressions-and-combining.htmlMathtechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789952521823853011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-48118094465374635492017-02-12T16:53:31.462-05:002017-02-12T16:53:31.462-05:00My students always enjoy our desmos classroom acti...My students always enjoy our desmos classroom activities. This is the first year that I have actually started creating my own lessons and I could not be happier with the web application. The classroom activities start with a blank slate and help build knowledge through a strategic sequence of student tasks, usually having a different task on each screen as you go through the activity. The Desmos Activity builder allows you to decide which screen you want to design or you can simply start from scratch. Teachers can select from three types of screens which are graphs, questions, and text. I found it extremely easy to add pictures to the text and questions helping with student engagement. You can always go back and modify your activity. My students save student.desmos.com on their favorites and I just provide them the class code. I know quite a few teachers like to provide the URL for their students which is simple enough too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686365472425295068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-42116881856135521842017-02-12T12:13:46.840-05:002017-02-12T12:13:46.840-05:00Michele, I really love using Classkick and so do m...Michele, I really love using Classkick and so do my students. You can take screenshots of a PDF worksheet and put it into Classkick, or you can start from scratch and create your own problems. You can add images and sound clips for instructions too. I like to use it when my students are graphing on the coordinate plane. I just add the coordinate plane image to each slide and give them a different equation to graph on each slide. Super quick and easy to throw an assignment together, even works well for sub plans. I've been home sick but still checking in on my students and leaving hints and comments as they work (that kind of freaked them out at first because I wasn't in school but was still watching them work!). Give it a try and feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions! I'd love to help!Mathtechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789952521823853011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-69990029465902094222017-02-12T12:05:55.634-05:002017-02-12T12:05:55.634-05:00Classkick sounds like a great app for having a ble...Classkick sounds like a great app for having a blended classroom environment. I like how you can see the students work as they are completing it. I am very interested in how I can create my formative assessments without paper! Thank you for sharing this app.Michele Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483460805004836467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-89937634207077385542017-02-12T12:05:27.839-05:002017-02-12T12:05:27.839-05:00Classkick sounds like a great app for having a ble...Classkick sounds like a great app for having a blended classroom environment. I like how you can see the students work as they are completing it. I am very interested in how I can create my formative assessments without paper! Thank you for sharing this app.Michele Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483460805004836467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-64592909301843751502017-02-11T13:29:31.143-05:002017-02-11T13:29:31.143-05:00Yes, I definitely think I overused technology in t...Yes, I definitely think I overused technology in the first few years in my quest to find great ways to use it with math concepts. I agree with you that you have to do what's best for your students. Sometimes the tech doesn't actually help the students learn the concept any better, but in my opinion if it makes it more engaging, that's a win for everyone. Applications that are more game-based such as Kahoot! or Socrative's Space Race are two that come to mind that I use regularly and my students keep asking for more!Mathtechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789952521823853011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-42625668608573130012017-02-11T13:16:29.482-05:002017-02-11T13:16:29.482-05:00Thanks for sharing the math resources. I have a ha...Thanks for sharing the math resources. I have a hard time with making sure I use the right amount of technology. I have always thought I needed to integrate it more and students needed to be on a computer/iPad everyday for x amount of minutes. But after reading your reflection, I realize that I don't want to overuse it either. I have to work within my means and do what is best for students. mwilsonfirstgradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273341592650116589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-3637505416997450842017-02-02T15:11:38.737-05:002017-02-02T15:11:38.737-05:00Thanks Laura! Notice Classkick was in both of my ...Thanks Laura! Notice Classkick was in both of my lists!! Woohoo!Mathtechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789952521823853011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2635777639142423848.post-68584347981279807222017-02-02T11:53:43.184-05:002017-02-02T11:53:43.184-05:00Thanks for the reflection, Caryn! Love hearing how...Thanks for the reflection, Caryn! Love hearing how your thinking is evolving over the years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com