Tag Archives: Socrative

Using Socrative for… You Guessed it… Socratic Questioning

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Cathy Yenca

My Math 8 students have discovered and applied the Pythagorean Theorem. Our next move this week was to address the following standard: 8.7(D) Determine the distance between two points on a coordinate plane using the Pythagorean theorem. “The book”, being … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #MTBoS, assessment, formative, Socrative, technology, text book | 1 Comment

iPadpalooza Reflections #iplza16

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

iPadpalooza: the annual, local conference learning festival that feels like a destination conference learning festival! Though iPadpalooza Austin takes place in Eanes ISD where I teach, having so many out-of-town guests partake and present made #iplza16 feel out of this world… or perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #iplza16, #MTBoS, Book Creator, Desmos, Explain Everything, Keynote, mathycathy, NCTM, nearpod, Socrative, thinglink, Twitter | 1 Comment

The Weeks Keep Flying By…

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

This time of year, I feel like the days just slip through my fingers. So many good things are happening, and yet I haven’t stopped to reflect and post about them. At all! Forgive my drive-by approach at summarizing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #MTBoS, Activity Builder, Algebra, Desmos, error analysis, nearpod, Pre-Algebra, Socrative | Leave a comment

Curating and Organizing (So You’ll Remember What You Have When You Need It)

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

Thanks to the #MTBoS and a plethora of digital tools, we have access to a lot of resources. A LOT. And they’re coming at us at lightning speed thanks to Twitter and blogs… often *not* when we’re teaching the concepts … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #MTBoS, Desmos, Explain Everything, Kahoot!, nearpod, Socrative, thatquiz.org, thinglink | 6 Comments

Blogarithm Guest Post #1 of 4

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

It’s my pleasure to have the opportunity to share on NCTM’S Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School “Blogarithm” blog! Check out the first post of four using the link below. A special thanks to Dr. Clayton Edwards for the opportunity! … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged Blogarithm, Cathy Yenca, mathycathy, MTMS, NCTM, Socrative | Leave a comment

Free Your Mind… and the Tech May Follow

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Cathy Yenca

I’m still in that mushy state between being on break and being back to school. An opportunity that helped firm up a few brain cells for me this week was a day with Team Desmos a la Dan Meyer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged #MTBoS, Algebra, assessment, Dan Meyer, Desmos, error analysis, mathycathy, nearpod, Pre-Algebra, Socrative, Twitter | 5 Comments

How do you make student thinking visible?

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Cathy Yenca

Want to know what your students are thinking? How do you get that thinking out of their heads in a format that you, as their teacher, can view, analyze, and use for instructional decision-making? Do you keep this “visible thinking” … Continue reading →

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Tech Access Day 1 Needs to Be a Priority

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Cathy Yenca

Week one of a new school year – check! If you’re back-to-school with students, I hope your year is off to a fantastic start. This will be year four of 1:1 iPads for my students and me, and I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged iPad, nearpod, Socrative, thatquiz.org | 2 Comments

Using Desmos on iPads… for the STAAR Test… Really!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Cathy Yenca

Dear Desmos, (with the help of Casper Focus)… You made a liar out of me. Two short years later, @Desmos “made a liar out of me” 🙂 Watch 24:40 @ HCMS on @livestream: http://t.co/94HuPTkf2A https://t.co/Tct5xhJE1H — Cathy Yenca  (@mathycathy) … Continue reading →

Posted in Pre-Algebra | Tagged assessment, Desmos, iPad, Socrative, STAAR, Twitter | 15 Comments

Socrative and Slope-Intercept Form

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

With new TEKS in tow, my 7th graders taking 8th grade math have been studying proportional and non-proportional linear relationships (wow, right?). The progression has been a refreshing, concept-based study of LOTS of scenarios featuring “constant rates of change” represented in … Continue reading →