Tag Archives: iPads

Educational Technology, Math Software

Here Comes Construction!

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For over a year, my colleague Scott and I have enjoyed giving you peeks into the impressive development work being done by the Web Sketchpad team at KCP Technologies and McGraw Hill.  Every time I take a desktop Sketchpad model and convert it to Web Sketchpad with a press of a button, I'm impressed by how … Continue Reading ››
Educational Technology

Sketchpad Explorer Featured in Mathematics Teacher

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The May issue of Mathematics Teacher (MT) has a Technology Tips article on High-Leverage iPad Apps for the Mathematics Classroom by Ayanna Perry, Emily Thrasher, and HollyLynne Lee of North Carolina State University. They explain how to transfer files to student tablets, and they make a number of recommendations … Continue Reading ››
Educational Technology, Math Software

Learn to Multiply Like No Bunny’s Business

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It started with an unassuming bunny that hopped along a number line. Jump AlongIn 2011, our team at KCP Technologies released Sketchpad Explorer for the iPad, making it possible for teachers and students to interact with desktop Sketchpad models on their iPads. We were thrilled … Continue Reading ››
Common Core, Educational Technology, Geometric Functions, Math Software

Starting with Sketchpad Activities on Day One in High School

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In my previous two posts, I listed some of the new Dynamic Number project activities (for grades 2-5 and grades 5-8) that engage students in manipulating and investigating dynamic mathematical objects from day … Continue Reading ››
Common Core, Educational Technology, Math Software

Starting with Sketchpad Activities on Day One in Grades 5-8

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In the Dynamic Number project, one of our goals has been to create activities in which students actually experience mathematical objects by creating them, manipulating them, and investigating them. (George Lakoff and Rafael Núñez describe, in Where Mathematics Comes From, how students' abstract mathematical concepts are grounded in … Continue Reading ››
Educational Technology

Starting with Sketchpad Activities on Day One in Grades 2-5

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As an 18-year veteran teacher in Philadelphia public schools, my initial reaction when I first saw Sketchpad was “This would have completely changed the way I taught geometry.” I phrase it differently today: “This would have completely changed the way students experience mathematics.” a perspective that differs in two important details. First, I now understand that the … Continue Reading ››
Conferences

Students WANT to Learn Math

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I had the honor of being part of the annual Super Saturday STEM Expo in New York City last Saturday at the Harlem Armory in Harlem, NY.  This event was presented by School Community District 5, Abyssinian Development Corporation, and Morningside Area Alliance and was … Continue Reading ››
Educational Technology

Look Before You Leap: iPads in Education

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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 to provide an iPad to each of their 25,000 students in grades K–12. A couple of … Continue Reading ››
Math Software

The key to Everything Around You Is Right in Your Pocket

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"You won't be carrying a calculator with you everywhere you go." A friend of mine recalled his math teacher telling him that. I'm sure we've all heard this or even have said it before ourselves. However, this particular retelling came over twitter, posted from an iPhone, that he keeps with him everywhere he goes. While it … Continue Reading ››
Math Software

Touching the Math

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Sketchpad has always been great for learning by doing. You can create a triangle and then manipulate the angles with your mouse and observe the results. There is something really primal, though, about using an iPad or a Smart Board, reaching in and grabbing the geometry with your bare hands. … Continue Reading ››