Monthly Archives: November 2012

Simple But Good: Use a Keynote Slide To Annotate and “Zoom”!

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

Some days, simple is good.  Today was one of those days. My pre-algebra students have been learning about perfect squares and square roots.  After a quick perfect squares quiz today, I had a partial class period left to do a … Continue reading →

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Pretty Pythagorean QR Code Thanks to Unitag

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

I have been using QR codes quite a bit in my math classes.  I like to use them primarily as a “refresh button” strategy to get all of those brains out of the middle-of-the-lesson muck.  Using QR codes refreshes brains … Continue reading →

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Revamping a Writing Strategy… for Math!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

Several years ago, I attended a workshop with an attention-grabbing opening activity. The presenter posed a simple question, then each of us was to write a response to the question for 2 minutes.  After 2 minutes, we passed our papers … Continue reading →

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