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One of the videos that were viewed during class was a video on probability and tossing dice. One way that the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives would benefit the lesson would be through creating a bar graph. As the students are working to demonstrate the data, the teacher could use the site to create a bar graphs of student results. In addition to the NLVM website, the teacher could us the NCTM Illuminations to create a smiley-face bar graph to represent data as well.

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A few others being used in our classrooms are TenMarks, Brain POP, SchoolHouse Rock, Mystery Science, and Spelling City. Most of the class is built around the use of the Promethean Board and Chrome books.

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Technology is one the interest to our students, therefore making technology a very interactive, necessary, and capable component of future classrooms. Technology lends itself to add variety and accuracy to our teaching methods because it is constantly changing and updating daily.

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My key concern with technology in the classroom is reliability. In my placement alone, there have been occasions when the Promethean Board could not operate correctly. With such a high emphasis on technology, there may be some issues with backup plans.

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NCTM Illuminations enhances learning because it renders several different options to present content to the students for learning. Also because this is an interactive site.

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NCTM Illuminations is the technology that enhances teaching the most because it has lessons embedded within it that are derived from the Common Core Standards. In addition to the lessons, the students also have interactive materials to help support algebraic thinking.

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Name of Software:  National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Grade Level: K- 12

Appropriate Strands: Algebra

Cost: $29.99

Students can be assigned work/ topic to work on independently or this can even be used to enhance a topic that has already been taught. This site also allows for game play in subject matter topics.

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Name of lesson: High Temperature

Grade Level: 3-5

Mathematics in Lesson: Adding and subtracting from given values/ comparing graphs.

For this lesson, students will complete charts of values by adding and subtracting numbers. Using the data , the students will use to graphs to compare information and identify number patterns. This lesson is great for students in grades 3-5 who are beginning to work with numbers and data. My recommendation, however, would be to let the students create their own graph. Allowing the students to create their own graph allows the deepening of understanding of graphing and data.

Interactive name: Deep Sea Duel

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8

Mathematics in Activity: Addition

For the interactive, the students will select cards with the correct sum before the opponent. The interactive would be a great way for students to practice strengthening computation skills and increasing speed. My recommendation for the interactive would be to use the device for test preparation or ongoing practice. This will help the students with their mathematical skills and speed over time.

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Wordle is a website that teachers can use to create word clouds. The word clouds allow users to show words that appear frequently in a text. To encourage mathematical language use in the classroom, the teacher can create a word cloud on the site to help students map what words they will use in a mathematical unit

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To display temperature change data, I would most likely use a line graph. Line graphs help display information that changes over time. As temperatures in a given area are always changing, a line graph or scatter plot would be most appropriate.

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Time the sun rose on September 20, 2015: 7:05a.m.

Last name: According to Wolfram Alpha, the last name McGrath has a rank of 943 in the United States. 1/7924 people have the last name McGrath in the United States.

Population on birthday in birth town: 3924

I would find use for using Wolfram Alpha in an upper elementary, junior high, or middle school classroom. When students begin graphing and solving algebraic equations, we could use the calculator in class to check or review work during the independent practice process.

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Random shape pulled: Octagon

Random shape pulled second: Kite

On random.org, there are multiple applications that can be used in the mathematics classroom. In addition to the list randomizer, it would be beneficial to use the coin flipper or dice roller to help teach students about probability. The instructor could flip the coin or roll the die to teach the probability of flipping heads, tails, or a certain number.