Eick.tech outline22

Eick.tech outline22

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  Touro University California| EDU 741 | Technology Unit Outline Technology Integration Unit Outline Type only in the gray areas Name: Using Blogs to Journal, create, and keep a digital portfolio. Project Title: Math Project Subject: Mathematics Grade Level(s): High School - PreAlgebra /support math (Algebra support) Email address: [email protected] Essential Question: How can blogs be used to provoke mathematical discussion, teach technology, and increase writing skills. Scaffolding Questions: Approximate Length of Unit (days, weeks) 3 weeks Goals: Students will create a digital blog of their thoughts, and use constructive criticism to critique their peers. Students will have a digital portfolio of their work. Objectives: Given a word problem, students will explain in writing the steps required to solve that problem using a blog. Students will provide constructive criticism to their peers. Students will create Day-to-Day Sequence of Activities: Day 1: Students login to kidsblog.com. Give students their passwords and logins. Have students answer the following questions “What topic in Algebra is my favorite.” and “What do I need the most help with in Math?” Once students answer these questions, they must then respond to 3 other blogs and give constructive criticism. Day 2: Have the students create a math problem. Post a picture of a city street on the blog and then the students must blog 5 Word problems related to the scene. We will have a contest and vote on the best one. The chosen problem will be discussed tomorrow. Day 3: Post the winning question. Have students work together in pairs to create a solution to the problem. They must then blog the steps they took to arrive at their solution. Day 4. Share other responses with the class. Day 5: Word problem practice. Choose students at random and have them verbally state the steps they took to arrive at their solution. Use this day as an opportunity to discuss good mathematical reasoning and how to properly talk in mathematics. Give a homework assignment: Choose one of the problems in class and write about it in your blog. Responses must be at least one paragraph. Day 6- 12: Each day one word problem will be given at the beginning of the class. The students must blog the solution on their blog. At the end of the week, they will be
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  Touro University California| EDU 741 | Technology Unit Outline critiqued on good mathematical reasoning, having a correct response, and depth of response. Does their answer and reasoning make sense? 3rd week: ASSESSMENT: The students will connect their laptops to the projector and will share the layout and look of their blog with the class. They will give a 3 minute presentation on their favorite math word problem, and the steps taken to solve it. They will also talk about what they learned. Students will continue to use the blog throughout the year and will be assessed regularly. They will be expected to show improvement in their reasoning and ability to solve complex problems. This can be documented in their portfolio. Software and Hardware – Lab Time – needs Students all have their own laptop – 1:1 environment. Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction Resource Student: Shorter responses for blog. (One sentence or 2 instead of a paragraph) Students can write on paper if typing on computer is difficult. Also, during week 2, students can do half the amount of problems. Depending on student’s 504 plan or IEP other accommodations may be given as necessary. Gifted Student: Gifted students should be expected to write longer responses using mathematical equations. They will be taught Microsoft Equation editor and will embed these equations as jpg’s into their blog. In addition, these students will be given more complex problems and tasks. REFERENCES – List websites, books, magazines, and other resources used to collect content information for this unit www.kidsblog.com National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Algebra Textbook or other Math textbook Kuta Software