Online Tools Analysis
Tool Link Grade Range Possible Uses Pros Cons First People’s Links My experience Overall review YouCubed https://www.youcubed.org/ k-12 Rich tasksMath gamesMath mindset ideas and activitiesSharing information with parentsSupplement to the Mathematical Mindsets booksOpening conversation on new or review topicsEncouraging students to think critically and creatively about mathActivities encourage collaborative learning No costOpen ended problems and…
Moving Math Forward
In this task we viewed two videos and one of my favourite math videos was on the list. I have created a simple infographic to sum up the main points and have also shared the video below. Another one that the video we viewed for the course makes me think of is the Five Principles…
Enhancing a Lesson
I have updated my lesson for using videos to show multiplication strategies. The first image is something I would have done last year in the same unit to have my students use technology capture and share their learning on their white boards and the video is what we are working towards this year.
Division Infographic
Comparing Two Articles
I chose to look at two articles, “Integrating Technology Into The Classroom” and “Seven Myths About Children And Technology” . Something that immediately jumped out at me about both articles was how dated they are. Integrating Technology into the classroom discusses teachers becoming familiar with programs that I learned in elementary school in the first…
Youtube Article Response Video
Loong, E. Y.-K., & Herbert, S. (2018, Feb 1). Primary school teacher’s use of digital technology in mathematics: the complexities. Mathematics Education Research Journal
Implementing Flip Grid
I have to say I’m jealous of everyone who can use Flip Grid in your classrooms. My district has decided that it is not FOIPPA compliant due to some data being stored in the United States. I was able to connect with one of our elementary tech leaders and she has suggested using Microsoft Sway…
Technology and Mathematics Questions
Technology has many uses in our classrooms and is one tool among many. Technology while a powerful and valuable tool cannot be the only tool we use. Much of what we do in math relies first on students having a solid concrete understanding of what they are doing, both number sense and operational sense. When…
Balancing Numeracy
In my classroom I tend to lean towards problem solving and giving students opportunities for discovery. I have been working on using the strategies championed by Peter Liljedahl in Building Thinking Classrooms in mathematics. For many of our students a balance between direct teaching and discovery is required. Time to work on rich tasks in…