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iPhones #WCYDWT

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

With all the (understandable) iPhone hype lately, I couldn’t help but fall for this math-potential-packed image: #WCYDWT ? (What can you do with this?) Attached below is a PDF I made that displays each of these iPhone models to their … Continue reading →

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What to do with only one iPad…?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

My mathy friend Eric Milou recently asked me to help a middle school math teacher he knew because she only has access to one iPad in her classroom and isn’t sure how to best use it.  Additionally, she has access … Continue reading →

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Defending “The Worksheet”

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

In this era, “the worksheet” has gotten a pretty bad rap.  The seemingly popular push to go “paperless” doesn’t help the cause.  Are worksheets and paper inherently evil in the 21st-century classroom? In the ed-tech realm, I sense a little … Continue reading →

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Chipotle and The Counting Principle

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

Several weeks back, I had the pleasure of eating at Chipotle and consuming every bite of my usual chicken burrito with white rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa, and “a little bit of cheese and sour cream”… and then I … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to Get Your Feet Wet With 1-to-1 iPads

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

Using iPads in a 1-to-1 classroom can be overwhelming at first.  So many apps and tools exist that it’s tough to know where to start.  Here’s a top 5 list of quick and simple ways to get your feet wet … Continue reading →

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Math Links I Like

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

Sometimes, it’s really not worth reinventing a perfectly round wheel.  What I’m trying to say is, there are some great math print resources I run to on a regular basis when I need a little something extra for my students. … Continue reading →

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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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