Tag Archives: iPad

#ISTE17 Reflections Post 2 (of 4)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

My #ISTE17 Post 1  focused on ways to thoughtfully and purposefully let go of classroom control to foster a growth mindset, while also providing students with brain breaks.  Up next… 2. Giving students choices!  3. Having students create, create, create! We … Continue reading →

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#ISTE17 Reflections, Celebrations, and Healthy Kicks-in-the-Pants: Post 1

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

NOTE: This post will inevitably turn into a paperback if I don’t “chunk” it, so this is post 1 of 4… I think… 🙂 This was my second ISTE Conference, and I’m so glad I had the opportunity to connect … Continue reading →

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iPadpalooza 2017: Learning on the Go!

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

Year 6 of iPadpalooza in Eanes ISD is a wrap!  And… it’s true, the countdown is finished, as this year marked our final “iPadpalooza Learning Festival” in Austin… Thankfully, folks traveled far and wide to join us this year!  I … Continue reading →

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Using Desmos on iPads… for the Math 8 STAAR Test… Take 3

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

This past week, we completed our third lap of using the iPad app “Desmos Test Mode” on the Math 8 STAAR test (with the option of also using a TI handheld graphing calculator).  If you’d like to see what we’ve … Continue reading →

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Nearpod “Best Practices” For Math Class v2.0

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

Folks often ask questions about how various apps and tools can be used “for math”.  I’ve always felt that, to some extent, math as a content area can be a tricky fit for apps, tools, strategies, P.D. etc. etc. when … Continue reading →

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MAD Fun: “The Sum Game”

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

About a year ago, Nathan Kraft blogged about a collaborative lesson design and experience to help students understand (and WANT to understand) the concept of mean absolute deviation.  This standard was added to 8th grade curriculum here in Texas three … Continue reading →

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Nearpod iOS –> Draw –> Photo –> Homework Check!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

It’s true, I’ve probably mentioned this strategy idea 59 times before this post, and some may tire of hearing about it.  But I just. can’t. overstate. how much I love using it, several times a week even.  It’s just that … Continue reading →

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My Favorites #MTBoS #MtbosBlogsplosion

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Cathy Yenca

Happy New Year! This post is already late – whoops!  However, I can’t pass up an opportunity to share about a few of “My Favorites”.  If you haven’t heard, there’s a BlogSPLOSION happening in the Math-Twitter-Blog-O-Sphere (MTBoS) community, and you … Continue reading →

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Taking a Risk

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

My students are brand new to linear relationships, and it’s been so much fun watching them make connections.  We’ve been focused on applying slope to scenarios and writing linear functions in slope-intercept form given various info (a table, a graph … Continue reading →

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Kahoot! Answer Streak Bonus = Good News For Math Class

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

Today I used several “Kahoots!” to review for a quiz students will be taking tomorrow. Math 8 kiddos have been translating, writing, solving, and graphing inequalities in one variable.  While students adore Kahoot! and many would prefer to play every day, … Continue reading →

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