https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud Mathematics Technology Showcase en-us 2016-10-10 16:31:07 UTC 2025-11-23 12:01:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129566730 The first shape was a square and the second shape was a hexagon. Some other applications available on random.org which could be used in the mathematics classroom are things like games, numbers, sequencing, integers, clock times, calendar dates, and statistics. ]]> 2016-10-10 16:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129566730 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129567556 http://wolframalpha.com
The sun rise was at approximately 6:22 am CDT on April 18th, 2015. The last name Warren is ranked 166th in the United States; which is 1 in 1824 people. Wolfram Alpha could be a good website students can use to check their answers or to even explore topics or ideas they are curious about. They could provide numerical information about different places and present them to the class. A student each day could come up with a question and the class could search for the answer and write down different information like the population of a town on a certain day, the sunrise, how many males or females live there and even more. ]]> 2016-10-10 16:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129567556 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129569892 The most appropriate graphs to share the data of temperatures are smooth line scatter plots and line graphs because you can clearly see the information. A bar graph or clustered column graph would work also, but with the negative temperatures it isn't the easiest to read, however, they would still work as long as the X & Y axis's are labeled clearly.]]> 2016-10-10 16:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129569892 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129571147 http://www.wordle.net
Wordle is a good resource for the students to use. They can create "word clouds," where they can insert text and it creates a image which has all of the words included and has the dominant words which appear most often bigger and bolder. This could be helpful because it could show the students what the main point of a text could be. ]]> 2016-10-10 16:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129571147 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129573383 http"//illuminations.nctm.org
The name of the lesson I explored is called Hopping on the Number Line, for grades 3-5. The mathematics in this lesson are concepts like seeing the number line to model to find sums, investigating the order property of addition and to solve and create puzzles using the number line. The students will need to know how to add and subtract numbers and  understand the meaning of +, - and = signs. I would recommend this lesson because it is simple to teach and to understand and there are manipulatives which can be used, and also simple paper, pencil, chalkboard work could be used. The website provides materials, assessments and extensions, and even questions to be asked so it thoroughly supports the teaching of this lesson.]]> 2016-10-10 16:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129573383 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129576672 The interactive I explored is called Pythagorean Review, for the grades 6-8. The mathematics for this activity is geometry, and exploring what the Pythagorean Theorem is and how to prove it. I would recommend this interactive because it is easy to understand and the students would want to do it because they could use their chrome books and be engaged. ]]> 2016-10-10 17:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129576672 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129581089 http://www.desmos.com
Desmos is a cost-free website available for students who are learning about math. This software can be used for a range of students from elementary, middle and high school, however the big tool they offer is the HTML5 Desmos graphing calculator, which can help every diverse student learn math. Because this is the main tool offered, I would say the appropriate grade levels that could benefit  from Desmos are 5-12. Not only does Desmos offer a top of the line graphing calculator for student use, but they also created activities which can help students learn how to use and explore everything this powerful tool has to offer. Desmos offers an activity builder which allows teacher to create their own digital math activities along with the activities the website has created. Below is a screenshot of the graphing calculator this software makes available for students to use. This application can be used for graphing, algebra and even geometry if the students are graphing shapes. ]]> 2016-10-10 17:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/129581089 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130108150 NCTM Illuminations, Excel, and Word all enhance teaching by providing tools teachers can use to help students visually see the content and by providing activities teachers can do in the classroom with his or her students such as on NCTM Illuminations. ]]> 2016-10-12 13:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130108150 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130109506 NCTM Illuminations interactives enhance learning by getting the students involved in a fun, non-traditional way of teaching. Excel can enhance learning because the students must physically put the information into a chart and then choose the best graph which represents his or her data. Wolfram Alpha is a cool software for students to explore learning topics deeper then they might be able to with just a textbook. ]]> 2016-10-12 13:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130109506 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130204776 Some concerns that would be raised dealing with technology in the classroom are things like students doing inappropriate things instead of working, students who are not tech savvy and may not know how to use the technology, and how technology is constantly changing so I as a teacher may not know how to use it.]]> 2016-10-12 17:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130204776 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130204901

Could be difficult for some students to use.

Technology such as iPads or Chromebooks could be distracting to students with focus issues.

Technology does not always cooperate.

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Spelling City

IReady Math

Wonder Online Series

Prodigy

]]> 2016-10-12 17:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130205181 aprilrwarren https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130207548 Random.org would be good for the dice lesson because it would pull in that probability factor and the students would not all individually need dice so it would cut down on materials. The Wolfram Alpha website would be good for the lady bug lesson because the students wanted to know things like the numbers of wings, legs, antennas and heads that the lady bugs had so they could have used this website to research these things and more.]]> 2016-10-12 17:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilrwarren/ijlx0cmphyud/wish/130207548