1 Technology Tools in the Math Classroom Your Internet Concierge: Helen Teague http://4oops.com 2 ISTE’s Benefits for Students Helps students improve their technology and information processing skills, preparing students for higher education and jobs in the technology-driven global economy Provides crucial support for constructivist instructional practices and motivates students to become self-directed learners Helps students stay organized and on track with their schoolwork 3 ISTE’s Benefits for Teachers Helps teachers become more adept and confident in using education technology for planning, teaching, and communication Provides teachers with ready access to a whole world of curricular resources that encourage and support the development of richer lessons Helps teachers communicate more frequently and effectively with students, parents, and colleagues 4 Teacher Observations: Advantages 1. Online research available at your fingertips 2. Electronic submissions of student work 3. Secure student folders 4. Incorporation of interactive websites into instruction 5. Enabling student creativity 6. Writing process – time is cut in half as students save drafts, and correct as they go!! 7. Communication capabilities with both students and parents via e-mail and teacher’s web pages 5 ASCD Poll Resources! The OOPS Math Page Teacher-Created Hotlists Links Across the Curriculum Trackstar I Know That! Online Flashcards Ideas for MS Office PBS Teacher Source 7 WarmUp New Content Application More Content or Synthesis Closure 8 Tech Lesson Cycle: Warm~Ups EJournal Prompts Bumper Stickers 9 WarmUp Idea: Use Tribonds one Uno Ein Algebra Search Engine Query George Tribond Lesson 10 WP: Math Journal 11 Activities “Chalk Talk” Write a Main Idea relating to the lesson on a SmartBoard, Whiteboard, Computer connected to projector. Grades 3-12 silently approaches the board and adds details of what they already know about this topic. {Grades K-1 draw pictures.} 12 Lesson: WarmUp 13 WarmUp New Content Application More Content or Synthesis Closure 14 WP: Highlighted Using WP: Math 15 WP Hypertext Dictionary Tessellation A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. Another word for a tessellation is a Tiling. 16 Application Strategy: ... MAD Show info to Students. Invite them to analyze this info and create their own file with something: Missing Added Deleted 17 Application: Fling the Teacher http://www.activehistory.co.uk/fling/quizzes/other_maths_basic/quiz.htm http://www.oops.bizland.com/PDF.swf 18 Lesson: Application 19 WarmUp New Content Application More Content or Synthesis Closure 20 Inquiry Learning With BLOOM’s Taxonomy Appraise Structure Redesign Structure Explain Structure Evaluation Synthesis Analysis “If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” ~John Dewey 21 Cone of Learning (Edgar Dale) After 2 Weeks We Tend to Remember . . . 10% of what we Read Nature of Involvement Reading 20% of what we Hear Hearing Words 30% of what we See Looking at Pictures Watching a Movie 50% of what We Hear and See 70% of what we Explain 90% of what we Say and Do Passive Looking at an Exhibit Watching a Demonstration Seeing it done on Location Participating in a Discussion Giving a Talk Doing a Dramatic Presentation Simulating the Real Experience Doing the Real Thing Active Products Edgar Dale, Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching (3rd Edition). Holt, Rinehard, and Winston (1969). 22 PPT PICTURE GOES HERE Title CLIP ART Summary information here Your name here Place and date Excel Data Collection: 23 Link Source for Data: http://www.refdesk.com WP Hypertext Writing: 24 Hypertext Vocabulary: Geometry: Mathematics of shapes, points, lines, angles, curves, surfaces, and solids Hypertext Biolog: Ada Byron Lovelace Ada Byron Lovelace was a mathematician in England. She is often considered the first computer programmer because she and Charles Babbage created a computer language called ADA to beat the odds at horse races.Her father was the Romantic poet, Lord Byron. 25 Access Real Data for Real Problems Find the Following Information about your favorite fast food: Calories, Grams of fat, Grams of protein, Grams of carbohydrates, Milligrams of sodium Using a Search Engine or the following sites: Food Finder: http://www.fatcalories.com/ Fast Food Quest: http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared/health/t ools/fastfood.html 26 Lesson: More Content or Synthesis 27 Advanced Search for Resources The OOPS Invisible Web Page 28 Approaches: Layered Curriculum A Critical Thinking Let Kids Choose Knowledge Progression Samples http://www.help4teachers.com/ B Application C Basic Facts 29 Best Practices: Use Existing Software 100 Days of Technology Internet Intervals Using MS Office in the Classroom Integrated Products LISD Lesson Plans 30 Scavenger Hunts Multimedia Squidoo! WebQuest Example Graphic Organizers WebQuests Math Projects TrackStar Simulations 31 Lesson: Averages WarmUp What is the average height of our class? Are we shrinking or growing taller than previous classes? New Content Define height/average Apply Online Form More Content or Synthesis What factors contributes to health? Internet research Closure Discuss class comparisons 32 Lesson: WarmUp New Content Apply More Content or Synthesis Closure 33 It Does Make A Difference! Technology turns California school around, officials say Sacramento-area school officials say 400 wireless laptops -- worth about $1 million -- have reduced suspension rates by 50% and brought about a sea change in the scores and behavior of its students, many who are poor and 80% who do not have access to computers at home. "I see enthusiasm for learning and wanting to be in school, and that's powerful," said Rita Phillips, elementary schools coordinator with Sacramento City Unified School District. The Sacramento Bee (Calif.) 34 The Key Tech Word: 35 Is: Thank you for Attending ! Our Overnight Planning System Professional Development Helen TeagueMary White http://4oops.com