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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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How to Use Socrative or Nearpod “On the Fly”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Cathy Yenca

When folks ask me about the impact having 1-to-1 iPads this year has made in my classroom, the very first thing I mention is the iPad’s power in the realm of formative assessment. When folks ask me about my planning … Continue reading →

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An Unintended “Perk”: iPads + Socrative = “The Best Review” For Exams

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

I shared recently about how the Socrative App / student-response system has encouraged and enabled me to revamp my daily warm-up routine.  This increased accountability through 3-question weekly Socrative warm-up quizzes has been an efficient and informative way to complete … Continue reading →

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How Socrative Changed My Warm-Ups

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

My beginning-of-class routine has evolved over the course of my career. In the beginning, I simply did a “DO-NOW” which rarely involved mathematical thought at all.  It was a daily reminder about having necessary materials out and being “with it” … Continue reading →

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Socrative and My Students Have a Love/Hate Relationship

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

I adore this app, and all that it stands for.  Instant feedback.  Instant color-coded data.  Extremely user-friendly interface for the teacher. My students, however, are not so quick to rave about Socrative these days. When Socrative was *only* about data … Continue reading →

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Socrative: Instant Feedback Homework Check

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

I decided to mix things up – homework had been building up and I wanted instant feedback on how my students were doing.  I used Socrative as a tool to instantly “spot check” student work.  I chose several problems from … Continue reading →

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Assessment FOR Learning

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

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 →

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Empowered

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Cathy Yenca

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 →

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