The 11 Tools assignment has opened my eyes to the many areas of technology that I am completely new to. I have found the flipped classroom to be the most interesting use of the technology available. Implementing this flipped classroom is a bit tricky. The few times I have tried it rendered many students who came to class unprepared. Since math builds daily upon itself, I found myself wondering if I should move on to a new lesson and leave those who did not watch the video without learning the lesson or stop and teach the lesson to the whole group. With students not having internet accessible to the them all the time at home, it poses a problem to the flipped classroom concept. I personally do not like to move on to another lesson if I know that several have not been exposed to the lesson. With this said, I continue to try the flipped classroom concept when the material allows itself.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tool #11
Tool #11
The 11 Tools assignment has opened my eyes to the many areas of technology that I am completely new to. I have found the flipped classroom to be the most interesting use of the technology available. Implementing this flipped classroom is a bit tricky. The few times I have tried it rendered many students who came to class unprepared. Since math builds daily upon itself, I found myself wondering if I should move on to a new lesson and leave those who did not watch the video without learning the lesson or stop and teach the lesson to the whole group. With students not having internet accessible to the them all the time at home, it poses a problem to the flipped classroom concept. I personally do not like to move on to another lesson if I know that several have not been exposed to the lesson. With this said, I continue to try the flipped classroom concept when the material allows itself.
The 11 Tools assignment has opened my eyes to the many areas of technology that I am completely new to. I have found the flipped classroom to be the most interesting use of the technology available. Implementing this flipped classroom is a bit tricky. The few times I have tried it rendered many students who came to class unprepared. Since math builds daily upon itself, I found myself wondering if I should move on to a new lesson and leave those who did not watch the video without learning the lesson or stop and teach the lesson to the whole group. With students not having internet accessible to the them all the time at home, it poses a problem to the flipped classroom concept. I personally do not like to move on to another lesson if I know that several have not been exposed to the lesson. With this said, I continue to try the flipped classroom concept when the material allows itself.
Tool #10
Tool #10
I think it is important for all students to understand the need to be good digital citizens. It is important that they are safe, that they are not internet bullies, and that they send only appropriate content when using their school issued email.
I would recommend the Texas School Safety Center to students and parents. It is easy to maneuver and the links provide good instructional materials for parents, students, and teachers. I would think that posting the link to this chart on my website would be a good idea for me to do. This way parents and students could access it easily.
I think it is important for all students to understand the need to be good digital citizens. It is important that they are safe, that they are not internet bullies, and that they send only appropriate content when using their school issued email.
I would recommend the Texas School Safety Center to students and parents. It is easy to maneuver and the links provide good instructional materials for parents, students, and teachers. I would think that posting the link to this chart on my website would be a good idea for me to do. This way parents and students could access it easily.
Tool #9
Tool #9
I think it is important to tie technology to the objective so that the students can see how learning math fits into their real life.
I think it is important to tie technology to the objective so that the students can see how learning math fits into their real life.
We should hold students accountable for their stations/centers to teach responsibility when using classroom supplies/technology.
I like to use the online tutorials offered by our textbook. Professor Burger does a great job of quickly explaining the topic being taught. I encourage students to view his tutorials when they need a little extra explanation or if they miss class.
I like the app "Explain Everything" and "Iluminations". Explain Everything is a tool I can use to prepare a video lesson for the students to view at home and allowing me to have a flipped classroom. Illuminations is a good app for the students to go and get practice with certain concepts.
Tool #8
Tool #8
After watching the videos/tutorials, I learned that the netbooks have webcams that can take photos and videos. I learned how these two functions operate and where these photos/videos are stored on the device. I also learned many things about the iPads. I learned how to set up an iTunes account through my school email, how to locate district approved apps, how to download those apps, and how to synch these apps from my laptop to my classroom iPads. I learned how to set up the wifi on the iPads and noted the suggestion as to giving each iPad an identification name.
Managing these devices will involve having each device numbered or named. I think having a sign-out/sign-in sheet that sits on top of the computer cart will be useful as the students check out and check in their devices. This will assure some accountability for their use of the devices. I think it is a good idea to have someone/s assigned to check the devices once they are returned to the cart and make sure they are turned in and plugged in. This 'check-in' person/s could be assigned on a weekly basis and simply have their name listed on the board as the person assigned for this task.
After watching the videos/tutorials, I learned that the netbooks have webcams that can take photos and videos. I learned how these two functions operate and where these photos/videos are stored on the device. I also learned many things about the iPads. I learned how to set up an iTunes account through my school email, how to locate district approved apps, how to download those apps, and how to synch these apps from my laptop to my classroom iPads. I learned how to set up the wifi on the iPads and noted the suggestion as to giving each iPad an identification name.
Managing these devices will involve having each device numbered or named. I think having a sign-out/sign-in sheet that sits on top of the computer cart will be useful as the students check out and check in their devices. This will assure some accountability for their use of the devices. I think it is a good idea to have someone/s assigned to check the devices once they are returned to the cart and make sure they are turned in and plugged in. This 'check-in' person/s could be assigned on a weekly basis and simply have their name listed on the board as the person assigned for this task.
Tool #7
Tool #7
The first site that caught my attention was:
http://mathforum.org/class2class/
This site allows the reader to research Internet projects that other students have worked on or are currently working on. One such project listed directed me to:
http://www.mathtv.org/
which directed the reader to math problem solving videos and math games for all ages. I clicked on the 7th grade level, since that is what I will be teaching, and found all sorts of options for the students. They can find just about any math topic and watch a video showing step by step solutions with explanations of how and why the solution is reached. Or they can play a game relating to the same topic. This would be a great tool for additional practice or as a tutorial to help a student clear up anything they might not have understood during the teacher's explanation.
Since I am a new teacher and completing these Tools in the summer, I do not think I can collaborate with another classroom on a project. I will say that I have already talked to one of my colleagues about having some sort of collaborative project for the upcoming school year. We had discussed having the students do a project involving the stock market. We talked about how we would implement this into our already packed curriculum and hope to find the time to fit it in. We will need to decide whether students will pretend to buy stock or simply follow a particular stock. We are not sure how we will go about doing this but the planning of it has been talked about. Since I am the 'new kid on the block', I would certainly count on my colleagues to suggest the tool which would work best for our collaborative project.
The first site that caught my attention was:
http://mathforum.org/class2class/
This site allows the reader to research Internet projects that other students have worked on or are currently working on. One such project listed directed me to:
http://www.mathtv.org/
which directed the reader to math problem solving videos and math games for all ages. I clicked on the 7th grade level, since that is what I will be teaching, and found all sorts of options for the students. They can find just about any math topic and watch a video showing step by step solutions with explanations of how and why the solution is reached. Or they can play a game relating to the same topic. This would be a great tool for additional practice or as a tutorial to help a student clear up anything they might not have understood during the teacher's explanation.
Since I am a new teacher and completing these Tools in the summer, I do not think I can collaborate with another classroom on a project. I will say that I have already talked to one of my colleagues about having some sort of collaborative project for the upcoming school year. We had discussed having the students do a project involving the stock market. We talked about how we would implement this into our already packed curriculum and hope to find the time to fit it in. We will need to decide whether students will pretend to buy stock or simply follow a particular stock. We are not sure how we will go about doing this but the planning of it has been talked about. Since I am the 'new kid on the block', I would certainly count on my colleagues to suggest the tool which would work best for our collaborative project.
Tool #6
Tool #6
I have just visited the wallwisher site and have created a wall. I am working to find a way that this tool could be used in a 7th grade math class. It was certainly easy to create the wall and post to the wall. I am not certain how it would be with 160 sticky notes if all the students were required to post a comment or solution to a math problem. I will investigate and see if I can find a math teacher who has successfully used this tool for their class. My wallwisher wall can be found at
<iframe src="http://wallwisher.com/embed/pence7thmath" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="400px" style="border: 1px solid #999999"></iframe>
I just set up an Edmodo account. I like the format and it looks pretty easy to use. I have not completed the set up since I need to add students/groups to my account. I have not students yet. I know that students are already used to using Edmodo in subjects such as Language Arts so they would be able to use it if I were to find a way to work it into the math program.
I have just visited the wallwisher site and have created a wall. I am working to find a way that this tool could be used in a 7th grade math class. It was certainly easy to create the wall and post to the wall. I am not certain how it would be with 160 sticky notes if all the students were required to post a comment or solution to a math problem. I will investigate and see if I can find a math teacher who has successfully used this tool for their class. My wallwisher wall can be found at
<iframe src="http://wallwisher.com/embed/pence7thmath" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="400px" style="border: 1px solid #999999"></iframe>
I just set up an Edmodo account. I like the format and it looks pretty easy to use. I have not completed the set up since I need to add students/groups to my account. I have not students yet. I know that students are already used to using Edmodo in subjects such as Language Arts so they would be able to use it if I were to find a way to work it into the math program.
Friday, July 20, 2012
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