Mathematics Teacher in a 1:1 iPad Classroom

Hill Country Middle School, Austin TX

Apple Distinguished Educator

Nearpod Author

ThingLink Expert Educator

Book Creator Ambassador

Kahoot! Austin Advisory Board Member

Desmos Enthusiast

Website: mathycathy.com/blog
Twitter: @mathycathy

Explain Everything Classic is a versatile "screencasting" app. The user can verbally explain as he/she draws on a limitless virtual canvas, creating a "movie".

Likewise, documents, pictures and other media can be added to the canvas.

• Create video tutorials for students
• Create virtual manipulatives for students
• Great for sub plans!

• First, I created a slide using Keynote, and used it as my Explain Everything background.
  
• I exported the Keynote slide as a JPEG image, and added to EE.
  
• Finally, I recorded the silent video in EE, annotating the imported background image.
  

• "Jigsaw" review before a test
• Makes student thinking visible
• Encourages "re-dos", using academic vocabulary, and metacognition!

You'll need to develop thick skin! :-)

"Sometimes, this process isn’t pretty. They’re wrong. They have misconceptions. They generalize things they shouldn’t. But knowing they’re doing those things presents true opportunities for learning, for communication, for mathematical debates, and for deeper understanding. Student voice in the mathematics classroom is SO IMPORTANT in this learning process. It’s not about the iPad, really. It’s about making student thinking something we can see… and hear… and process… and discuss… and when necessary, revisit and revise."

~An Excerpt from MathyCathy's Blog

Book Creator is a mobile app that enables users to create eBooks right on an iPad. These eBooks can be viewed in the iBooks app when exported as ePub files. Additionally, books can be exported and viewed as videos. (VERY cool!)

Teachers and students can add audio, video, photos and more!

(Note: Why not add an Explain Everything video to a book?)

• Create a mini-book based on a lesson topic
• Create a study guide based on a unit of study

• Create a mini-book based on a lesson topic
• Create a book as a summative assessment... or to review for one!
• Create a book as a means for self-expression, self-advocacy... the options are endless!

I was contacted by author, Sam Gliksman, after he read about this student-authoring project. As a result, student work from our Book Creator math project is featured in Sam's book, Creating Media for Learning: Student-Centered Projects Across the Curriculum!

ThingLink is a unique platform for creating interactive online images. Simply upload an image, then strategically place hyperlinks (called nubbins) throughout the image. Consider linking nubbins to text, other websites, videos and more!

ThingLink can be accessed online, or through a (simplified) mobile app.

• Use ThingLink to "pre-teach" a topic
• Use ThingLink for deeper understanding of vocabulary
• Use ThingLink to organize links in one place

• Use ThingLink to annotate mathematical work