Tag Archives: nearpod

Twitter Hodge-Podge

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

Lately, busy days lead to spits and spurts of reflection and PD rather than lengthy blog posts. I love this time of year – I feel like my students and I know each other well, and expectations are clear all … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged Dan Meyer, nearpod, QR code, QR codes, Qrafter, Twitter | 4 Comments

Functions – Nearpod Learning Check

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

Looking ahead to our next unit, I was sifting through some ideas about introducing relations and functions to both my algebra students (8th graders) AND my pre-AP Math 8 students (7th graders experiencing new 8th grade TEKS and therefore, experiencing more … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged Algebra, anchoring activity, assessment, error analysis, Keynote, nearpod, Open Middle, Pre-Algebra, review, thinglink | 5 Comments

iPadpalooza 2014 Highlights #iplza14

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

This year’s iPadpalooza “festival of learning” was a real treat. How can anyone summarize in a blog post what it was like to be there? Thankfully, we have #iplza14 on Twitter to help us all reminisce, and to help you … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #iplza14, assessment, Aurasma, Book Creator, Carl Hooker, formative, iPad, iPadpalooza, nearpod, Socrative, Storify, techchef4u, thatquiz.org, thinglink, Tim Yenca, Twitter | Leave a comment

Radical Nearpod Art

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

The element of “play” can be a powerful part of learning. Several weeks ago, my 8th grade algebra students solved radical equations through a Nearpod lesson found here. When I designed this NPP (Nearpod Presentation) I created the “radical dude” character using … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1 | Tagged Algebra, app, assessment, Canva, error analysis, formative, Keynote, nearpod | 3 Comments

Stuff I’ve Been Up To

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

I can hardly believe the school year will abruptly end in a few short weeks! It has been a fantastic year, jam-packed full of amazing opportunities. A quick top-five-favorites goes a little something like this… 1) My students – I … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged assessment, formative, iBooks, iPad, nearpod, querium | Leave a comment

#NCSM14 Take-Aways

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

I had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the NCSM Conference in New Orleans last week. I’d never been to an NCSM conference, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. As a classroom teacher, would I feel out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #NCSM14, Dan Meyer, Desmos, iPad, nearpod, technology, thatquiz.org, Twitter | 5 Comments

S’more Time! Who is in the Driver’s Seat? #NCSM14

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

Three of my colleagues and I had the pleasure of presenting at the #NCSM14 conference in New Orleans this week. Our chat was during the last session timeframe… on the last day of NCSM… and our talk was alphabetically last … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #NCSM14, assessment, Dan Meyer, Explain Everything, formative, iMovie, nearpod, S'more, Socrative, technology, thatquiz.org | 1 Comment

Kahoot! A Great Formative Freebie

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

It’s no secret that my heart belongs to Nearpod, Socrative, and ThatQuiz.org. That being said, another web-based formative freebie has joined my top-three-tools. Kahoot! is a game-based quiz show platform that can be used with any content area with ease. … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged assessment, formative, Kahoot!, nearpod, review, Socrative, thatquiz.org | 1 Comment

#SXSWedu 2014 – Highlights

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

I just attended my first SXSWedu Conference & Festival. I’ve never wanted to clone myself more. I was on choice-overload from day one. I’m not complaining – I’m simply trying to express how up-my-alley so many of the topics sounded … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged assessment, Explain Everything, formative, nearpod, SXSWedu, Twitter | 2 Comments

Nearpod “Best Practices” For Math Class

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

I kid you not – when I say, “Get out your iPads and go to Nearpod” my 8th graders literally say, “YESSSSS!” and give a little fist-pump… every time. It’s not necessarily Nearpod that they love, but the peer interactions … Continue reading →