Promethean Planet Flipchart: Order of Operations
This flipchart brings
together ways to practice order of operations by involving the whole class. In
school, especially for math class, we hardly ever used any type of technology.
It is nice to see activities that allow students to participate in fun activities
that help them learn. This would be a great activity to study for a test about
order of operations. Teachers could go as fast or as slow as the students needed
to study. The game could be played individually or as small groups. The
activity would probably help with students grades because they would actually
enjoy the learning experience.
The hardware/software
that I would use would be a SMART board. Roblyer and Doering (2012) stated, “Interactive
whiteboards are screens that are connected to a computer and digital projector
and allow information projected on the screen to be manipulated with special
pens or one’s hands” (p.147). A SMART
allows students to participate all at once. Students would have the opportunity
to basically play with the teachers white board. Students would even be able to
practice with the whiteboard in small groups the text list in the Top Ten List “small
group based: Practice on a SMART table” (Roblyer & Doering, 2012, p.149).
In
the text there is a list for technology use based on problem solving. The main ones
that stand out to me for this specific flipchart would be,
1. “Gaining their attention”
2.
“Letting students
study systems in unique ways”
3.
“Visual Literacy”
(Roblyer
& Doering, 2012, p.25-26)
The
flipchart link above is a great way to gain students attention. It gets
students attention because it is technology and students are always interested
in technology. Also, it allows students to learn in their own time, fitting to
each students needs. If one student learns faster than another or slower than
this is a great activity to divide into for the ones that need the extra study
time. Visually it helps students think more without the pencil and paper. They have
the opportunity to learn things through a screen than just on a sheet of paper
they are told to figure out themselves. It allows students to gain help form
each other and not just the teacher.
In
regards to essential conditions for technology integration teachers must be
able to teach with the technology that they have in the classroom. Roblyer and
Doering (2012) stated, “Successful technology programs hinge on will trained,
motivated teachers” (p.65). Not only do the students have to learn the
technology, but the teachers have to know it well enough that they can teach it
to the students.
The textbook list two of
the software support tools as Notebook and
ActivStudio/ActivInspire. Roblyer and Doering (2012), stated, “Whiteboard
activity software is required to give whiteboard lessons their interactive
qualities” (p.147). The software is what allows the board to become interactive
so that all students can participate in all activities.
References
Roblyer,
M.D. & Doering, A.H. (2012). Integrating educational technology into
teaching (6th ed.). Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall.
Your Flipchart on Order of Operations was very simple and easy to understand. I was never good in Math because my teachers sped off across the chalkboards and left us behind. I think this software will definitely help those students that need a little more time learning. Allowing the students to work in small groups is also beneficial for those that have trouble grasping the concepts. I aslo like the fact that work can be saved. "Some systems also allow drawing or notes from a given session to be saved and brought back later" (Roblyer & Doering,2013,p.147). Do you find this feature more useful than printing out study guides for each student?
ReplyDeleteI feel that math class has the potential to utilize a lot of technology--TI Calculators, projectors, SMART Boards, etc. The difference now is that technology is becoming much more integrated in students' lives than before--I did not have a cell phone until I was 16, and I grew up with dial-up. Now, every kid has a cell phone (often times a better one than I have). Now that we are in the "era of ubiquitous access," technology integration is a bigger need in education (Roblyer & Doering, 2012, p. 9).
ReplyDeleteSince math is the field of study that you want to work in, Roblyer & Doering (2012) stated that, "Data collection and analysis tools [can] help teachers collect and organize information that indicates student progress" (p. 141). How would you incorporate this kind of software support tool into your math classroom?
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