by Samantha Roslund
Hey, Math Teachers! Are you looking for a way to incorporate tech savviness and 21st Century skills into your lessons? Check out the below tools to see if they can easily be incorporated into your lessons. As always, all my tech recommendations are FREE!
Function Carnival- for algebra students. Students can walk through an exercise that teaches them the importance and functionality of graphs by watching a video and spending about an hour working on the activity. Function Carnival helps students to better represent and interpret the relationships between variables. Don’t forget - there’s a "Teacher View" that allows you to keep an eye on your students’ work.
Photomath - for linear equations. Students can use either their iPhones or Androids to download an app that allows them to photograph linear equations and, some say, “change the way we think about math” by walking them through, step-by-step, the answer. Worried about cheating? You're not alone, but check out this link to short articles, videos, and chats on the subject.
Ted-Ed: Math - check out a bunch of amazing TED Talk videos related to math: Algebra, Data Analysis & Probability, Geometry, Measurement, and Numbers & Operations. The videos come with embedded content that asks students to "Watch, Think, Dig Deeper, and Discuss" by walking them through a series of questions, prompts, and extra reading. The discussion section at the end is threaded for multiple approaches to dialogue.
