Tag Archives: iPad
Assessment FOR Learning
My Algebra students have been solving multi-step equations for a few days, and I knew it was time to assess. I designed some interactive paper “foldables” to organize student work for each problem type, as well as model my expectations … Continue reading
Empowered
After using thatquiz.org yesterday to “pre-test” my students for an upcoming unit on rational numbers, I knew some basic number theory concepts were lacking. So today, I took my first venture with Socrative, a free app that simulates using “clickers” … Continue reading
iPad and thatquiz and QR Codes, Oh My!
Formative assessment – what a wonderful idea, but one that is not always easy to implement. Well, today I feel like I had a formative breakthrough! When my students were done with a unit test today, I projected a QR … Continue reading
iPad Triumphs
This week, I have continued to try some new things with my 8th graders and their iPads. It is a-m-a-z-i-n-g what one can get accomplished in a short amount of time when students each have one of these wonder tablets! … Continue reading
Baby steps…
All of my students now have an iPad! Students received them last week, and what an ordeal it was! “Excited is an understatement” one of my students exclaimed as she sat in her desk, hugging her brand new, empty iPad … Continue reading
I’m So Appy!
I am so “appy” I am learning about new apps to use in my classroom this fall. In a few short weeks, I will get to meet my new 8th graders AND each and every one of them will have … Continue reading















