sd38 lrt march 2016 math apps
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Using iPad Technology to
Support All Students in
MathJanice Novakowski
Richmond School DistrictLRT session: March 30 2016
@jnovakowski38
Overview of SessionUse of iPad-based apps
Mathematics-specific appsCreation, representation, communication
and sharing appsApp-smashingEmbracing the transformative potential of iPad
technologyExamples from Richmond classrooms
Math AppsChoosing apps that support mathematical thinkingAlign with our curricular goals, competencies and
contentUse screenshots for students to capture traces of
their learning and then “smash” within another app to record their own narratives of their learning
Send an app list home to parentsHave RT allocated devices on which you can load
student-specific apps to address IEP goals
Choose a math app…or twoChoose one of the math apps and
investigateHow do you think your students would respond?What does it offer your students?How does it provide for differentiation?What structures within the app allow for you to
assess student learning?How might you use this app?
Touch CountsDeveloped by SFU Education
research team led by Dr. Nathalie Sinclair
Based on understanding of importance of gesturing to learning mathematics and counting
Two worlds – number (counting) and operations
FreeCurrently, languages
available are English, French and Italian
Tangram for OsmoDeveloped by parents
from Stanford and Google for their children
Uses Reflective Artificial Intelligence to create an interactive play environment
Other apps include Words, Newton and Masterpiece
playosmo.com
Numbers for OsmoJust released
last yearUses both dot
and digit tilesMore of a focus
on levels of play, accumulation of points
playosmo.com
Math Tappers: Find SumsDeveloped by UVic
Education professorsUse of visual tools to
scaffold students learning…moves from pictorial to abstract
Strong connections to BC math curriculum
Free
Math Tappers: Multiples
Math Tappers: Numberline
Math Learning Center: GeoboardThe Math Learning
Center in Oregon (Bridges, Box It and Bag It Mathematics)
Free apps and also available as web-based applications
Focused on visual models to develop conceptual understanding
Math Learning Center: Number Frames
Math Learning Center: Number Line
Math Learning Center: Number Rack
Math Learning Center: (Basic) Number Pieces
Math Learning Center: Pattern Shapes
My First Weighing Exercisespaid app ($1.99)Big mathematical ideas of
balance and equalityOpportunities for mental
mathematicsCalculations with whole
numbers, mass (ounces or grams)
Three levels of difficulty
Let’s do some app-smashing…Consider what different apps offer in
terms of creating, representing, communicating and sharing – ultimately, we want students to choose from a variety of apps that they know how to use
Use an app like 30Hands, BookCreator or a screencasting app to annotate and narrate a learning story with the screenshots you took using the math app earlier
Things to check out…mathtappers.commathlearningcenter.orghttp://blogs.sd38.bc.ca/sd38mathandscience/
contact me through Richnet:[email protected]@jnovakowski38#sd38mathandscience
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