The Side By Side app has become a great tool for students wanting to have one eye on their MarketWatch stock portfolio and one eye on resources.
See how they use it.
See how they use it.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
10:07 AM
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Teaching percent of discount from our book can be BORING! The text book gives us all the information and students regurgitate the steps to solve.
In our class, we had a small discussion about the two different ways to find the percent discount. Students can either subtract at the beginning or subtract at the end. After some direct instruction of about 5 minutes, students reflected on the process through a blog post.
After that, students were introduce to the great resource of Amazon.com. This is a useful site in that they give you "the original price" lined out and the "discounted price" in red. We viewed two different items and had students find the discount in percent.
After students had two problems with their partners to work on, it was their time to shop.
We did not complete the process, as students still need to take a picture of their item and reflect on the process in their blog. Tomorrow, we will finish!
Next time you have mathematical problems, consider making it as real to students as you can. Helping less and making the students think is a great tool that the iPad can facilitate!
In our class, we had a small discussion about the two different ways to find the percent discount. Students can either subtract at the beginning or subtract at the end. After some direct instruction of about 5 minutes, students reflected on the process through a blog post.
After that, students were introduce to the great resource of Amazon.com. This is a useful site in that they give you "the original price" lined out and the "discounted price" in red. We viewed two different items and had students find the discount in percent.
After students had two problems with their partners to work on, it was their time to shop.
We did not complete the process, as students still need to take a picture of their item and reflect on the process in their blog. Tomorrow, we will finish!
Next time you have mathematical problems, consider making it as real to students as you can. Helping less and making the students think is a great tool that the iPad can facilitate!
4:36 AM
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@KristinStrauman hit me up on Twitter with a great question: What is the best overall note taking ipad app for students-- able to type and HW?
Obviously, this calls for student input and a blog post!
PaperPort Notes or Noterize (FREE)
Written about here, and here!
This app allows for typing, annotating with handwriting, and importing pictures and pdfs.
ScratchWork (FREE)
This app is outstanding because notes with texting and drawing can be right next to a screen of the internet. Truly awesome! Our students used it here.
DrawPad ($1.99)
Allows for everything. It does cost money, but may be an app that everyone can use. Therefore, justified.
Totes Em Notes (FREE for now)
Great little app that has cool graphics. Can be used to type or text.
Our students have access to it, but I don't have footage of it. I did find this...
Obviously, this calls for student input and a blog post!
PaperPort Notes or Noterize (FREE)
Written about here, and here!
This app allows for typing, annotating with handwriting, and importing pictures and pdfs.
ScratchWork (FREE)
This app is outstanding because notes with texting and drawing can be right next to a screen of the internet. Truly awesome! Our students used it here.
DrawPad ($1.99)
Allows for everything. It does cost money, but may be an app that everyone can use. Therefore, justified.
Totes Em Notes (FREE for now)
Great little app that has cool graphics. Can be used to type or text.
Our students have access to it, but I don't have footage of it. I did find this...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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