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Integrating Technology into a Math Classroom

Hope Nordstrom, Ed.D. November 26, 2012

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Why Integrate Technology?

Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process.
In particular, it must support four key components of learning:

Active engagement Participation in groups

Frequent interaction and feedback

Connection to real-world experts

Why Integrate Technology?

Technology

also changes the way teachers teach, offering educators effective ways to reach different types of learners and assess student understanding through multiple means. also enhances the relationship between teacher and student. When technology is effectively integrated into subject areas, teachers grow into roles of adviser, content expert, and coach.
helps make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun.

It

Technology

Common Core State Standards

The CCSS explicitly call for, and integrate, higher-order thinking skills as a means to achieving career and college readiness for all students.
The CCSS have established widespread consensus around a national baseline for college and career readiness which includes a focus on rigorous core academic content mastery along with competencies like critical thinking, reasoning, communication, and collaboration. The CCSS documents establish critical thinking, reasoning, communication, and media/information/technology in ELA and mathematics as key performance outcomes around which curricula and assessments should be focused.

21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills4Cs

-Partnership for 21st Century

Skills

CCSS & P21 Alignment

Solving problems that havent been solved before.

Finding proofs. Puzzling

Understanding patterns
Finding meaning in statistics

All require critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and information literacy.

These habits of mind are evident in the CCSS and are central to teaching and learning of mathematics as advocated by groups such as National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

P21: Creativity and Innovation

Creativity is not addressed explicitly in the mathematics practice and content standards. There are areas where it is implied, such as:

Measurement and data

Algebraic thinking
Geometry Statistics and probability Modeling

P21: Life and Career Skills

The

mathematical practices standards call for perseverance in solving problems, which supports the development of self-direction and productivity.

In

modeling, statistics and probability, for example, students can work in collaborative, project-based units in ways that emphasize life and career skills.

P21: 21st Century Themes

The

focus on reasoning and problem-solving in the mathematics CCSS lends itself to curricula and/or assessments that integrate financial literacy, health literacy, and environmental literacy.

Particularly

in mathematics, the 21st century themes provide a way to engage students in applying math knowledge in real-world contexts.

Technology Ideas for a Math Classroom

Socrative
Formative Student

assessment

Strategies:

response tool & critical question

Ticket out the door Formative assessment Question & answer

Collaboration

thinking
Spontaneous Pre-set

quizzes

Self-assessment of learning/knowledge
Brainstorming

Alternative

apppolleverywhere

Quizzes

Evernote
More

for students or personal used & collaboration notes for storage

Sorting and strategies

Multimedia class notes Metacognition-adding tags to notes Reflective writing Cooperative learning through shared notes Evernote sort optionsplaces

Creativity

Email

Alternative-Notability

app

Edmodo

Course management + social networking

Small group and strategies:

Clear communication Jigsaw in small group, post findings on wall Think-pair-share on wall

Communication & collaboration

Students can access in a safe place

Daily post-agenda, what is expected for them

Calendar Ability of students to post resources for the entire class

Discussions
Students post questions Differentiation of resources/discussions Learning continues outside of the class period*

VoiceThread

Multimedia slideshow

Collaborative comments

Images Documents Videos

Text Voice Video

Why VoiceThread?
Free and nothing to download Universal access Integration of visual media Asynchronous

Time to process and respond

Promotes equality in discussion

Timid students more likely to share One student wont run the show

Allows us to...

Communicate Collaborate Connect Create

Math Example
Have

students explain a math concept

http://ed.voicethread.com/#q+math.b62843.i325612
Show

multiple strategies for solving the same problem graphs Describe what the graph shows, scales, labels, etc.

Analyze

Each student shows their strategy for solving

Built-In Tools
Microphone
Camera Draw

& screen capture

or annotate

*Opportunities to demonstrate learning

Annotate Images

Any app that allows you to upload an image and add text/drawings on top
Skitch connects directly to Evernote Doodle Buddy works well on devices with older operating systems Find a real example of object & take a picture/then label it Make activities more relevant & real-world See the pictures to learn from their understandings & look at reteaching opportunities.

Audio Descriptions
Add

audio to visuals

Screen

casting on an iPad adds both drawings and voice elements

Fotobabble EduCreations-Screen Alternative

casting

tools: PhotoVoice, ShowMe, Explain

Everything

Strategies
A picture
Use

is worth a thousand words.

the cameras on devices for students to capture and explain their learning.

Application Summarize Word Word

of learning to world around them.

lesson.

mapping (on top of image for inspiration) identification through annotations

Discuss acute & obtuse angles using real-world examples.

Technology in Action
Khan

Academy, Sock Puppets, Comic Life, Algebra Champ, Middle School Math HD

PickMeBuzzer

Whiteboard

Lite: Collaborative Drawing

Socrative