Using Technology to Teach Math
How can technology be used to help students visualize problems and equations, search efficiently to see how concepts are related, easily create graphic organizers of math vocabulary, and allow teachers to effectively use video for instruction? In this session, we will preview a number of tools that do just that, and then go in-depth with the ones you feel will be the most useful to you in your classroom.
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Follow the link above and post how you use technology to teach math.
Follow the link above and post how you use technology to teach math.
List of Tools
Tool 1: Virtual Manipulatives
Online manipulatives, mats and other tools to help your students see the math. Tool 2: Plickers
Students hold up a card, teacher scans with a smartphone, and voila, instant data. Tool 3: Text2MindMap
Easily create graphic organizers to show relationships between concepts and vocabulary. Tool 4: Athenir
When researching information on math terms and tools, help your students see the relationships and truly visualize their results. Tool 5: MakeBeliefsComix
Let your students find a new way to visualize what is actually happening in word problems by using comic strips. Tool 6: EdPuzzle
Easily add your own questions and voice to almost any video you can find online. Tool 7: Desmos
A powerful online graphing calculator to visualize everything your students need to know about the relationships between equations, tables and graphs. Tool 8: Solvr
Post a problem and have your students solve, step by step. Solvr lets them post ideas, comments or problems as a thread, all leading to a solution. Tool 9: Screencast-O-Matic
Record audio as you capture what's on your screen. Great for walking students through a process, problem or concept. Tool 10: Google Forms
Easily create forms to record data. Great for exit tickets and assessments! |
Going Deeper
Now that you have voted on your top 3, let's look at how to use these in your classroom with the technology you have available.
Now that you have voted on your top 3, let's look at how to use these in your classroom with the technology you have available.
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Follow this link to a Google Slides presentation. Read the first two slides for directions and an example of what your slide will look like.
Follow this link to a Google Slides presentation. Read the first two slides for directions and an example of what your slide will look like.
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