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Category Archives: Educational Technology
Edtech Tools are NOT Just for Students
I wanted to share a couple experiences I had in the last two weeks that have reminded me that even adults can benefit from dynamic mathematics software that we typically only associate with students learning math. My experiences relate to … Continue reading
Pass the Candy! Sweetening the Study of Probability
As part of our guest blog series, we bring you another post from Kathryn Shafer. A former middle school and high school math teacher, Kathy is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Ball State University, … Continue reading
School Starts Soon—Are You Tech Ready?
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My daughter went to senior orientation today, a sure sign summer is almost over. When I was in the classroom, I remember getting both sad and excited around this time. Sad because my holiday was coming to an end, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Core State Standards, Fathom, Pedagogy, Sketchpad, TinkerPlots
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Exploring the Law of Large Numbers with TinkerPlots
As part of our guest blog series, we bring you a post from Kathryn Shafer. A former middle school and high school math teacher, Kathy is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Ball State University, … Continue reading
Educational Technology: What is the Cost of Free?
I am so tired of the question “why should we buy your product when we can get the same thing for free?” No, you can’t. I get it, I really do. I was a teacher for a long time, wanting … Continue reading
Look Before You Leap: iPads in Education
Happy leap day everybody! Over the last month, I’ve stumbled across a number of online articles and blogs about iPad integration in the classroom. The contexts and specifics vary widely: Yesterday I read about McAllen Independent School District and their plan … Continue reading
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Tagged iPads, Sketchpad, Sketchpad Explorer, Software Development
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iBooks 2–Does this look “Immersive, Engaging, and Interactive”?
Apple announced iBooks 2, with textbooks, today. They claimed at a press conference at the Guggenheim Museum that they’ve “reinvented the textbook,” and Apple’s press release claims they’ve created, “an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, engaging and truly … Continue reading
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Tagged Discovering Mathematics, Education in the Media, iPads, Pedagogy
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Highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was last week and, as usual, there were some pretty crazy things on display. Everything is becoming electronic and connected. One thing’s for certain, we are living in the future. One of the most amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Fathom, Interactive Whiteboards, iPads, Sketchpad, Software Development, TinkerPlots, Videos
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Shelfware
I went to a workshop recently that mentioned the concept of “shelfware”–software you buy that ends up on a “shelf,” not used. Of course, these days that shelf might be virtual. This got me to thinking about iPad apps I’ve … Continue reading
Resources en Español
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At the recent NCTM regional conference in Albuquerque, a local teacher stopped by the booth to ask about new features of Sketchpad 5. He then shared with me his website of video lessons for Spanish-speaking students, LaracosMath.com. Some of these … Continue reading
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Tagged International Education, NCTM, Sketchpad, Videos
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