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Happy ThingLinksGiving
If you haven’t heard, ThingLink is offering FREE premium access to teachers who sign up through the end of December 2013! Here is a link to join! I haven’t begun to take advantage of the “premium” features yet, but I … Continue reading
Using ThatQuiz Before “THE Quiz”
My 8th graders are reviewing the basics… which happen to serve as a very important foundation for the rest of the year. I sense some of them think they’ve got it all together. Operations with integers? Been there, done that. … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged assessment, formative, iPad, Pre-Algebra, thatquiz.org, thinglink
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August Rush! Apps & More
No no… not the tear-jerker movie! For me “August Rush” is something that begins happening in my brain, truthfully in July, as the new school year quickly approaches. It’s that feeling that my brain never turns off. I’m not a … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged #TMC13, Algebra, app, Aurasma, DocAS, Explain Everything, FactorMan app, HMH Fuse, iPad, nearpod, neu.annotate+, Pre-Algebra, QR code, QR codes, Qrafter, review, Socrative, thinglink, Twitter
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ThingLink Mobile – New Ways to Explain Student Work!
I read on Twitter that ThingLink had released a mobile app, so I wanted to give it a try. If you know me, you know ThingLink has become my very favorite “pre-teaching” tool this year. Once I downloaded the app … Continue reading
HCMS Shares iPad “In-Site”
This past week, Hill Country Middle School hosted its third and final iPad Site Visit of the 2012-2013 school year. I couldn’t resist my title’s “punny” play-on-words… if you know me at all you know my sense of humor is … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged Algebra, app, assessment, formative, iPad, nearpod, Pre-Algebra, site visit, Socrative, techchef4u, thatquiz.org, thinglink
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A Big Thank-You Edutech For Teachers!
A big thanks to Jamie Forshey for inviting me to be a guest blogger! Check out Jamie’s blog, which is packed with great technology integration ideas! Using @thinglink_edu as a pre-teaching tool bit.ly/1375fhB @mathycathy #edtech #mathchat — Jamie Forshey (@edutech20) … Continue reading
How do you study for math? You DO math.
Actually “doing” math is a highly effective studying strategy… who knew? 😉 Kind of reminds me of an epiphany one of my former 7th grade students had years ago. The conversation went like this: Him: “Mrs. Yenca! I finally figured … Continue reading
You Guessed It… Another ThingLink!
My Algebra students will begin a mini-unit on square-root functions after their exponential functions test on Monday. Here is the “anchoring activity” they will explore when finished with the test. I can’t stress enough how helpful it is to have … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra
Tagged Algebra, anchoring activity, square root, thinglink
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ThingLink is a Great “Pre-Teaching” Tool – Exponential Functions
I didn’t learn about ThingLink until a few months into this school year… and now, I’m hooked! Every unit of study since, I’ve created an interactive ThingLink for students to reference as an anchoring activity, study guide, and “pre-teaching” tool. … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra 1
Tagged Algebra, anchoring activity, assessment, Desmos, iPad, Keynote, thinglink
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Quadratics Intro ThingLink
I just whipped this up for my students to explore. I like to use ThingLinks as anchoring activities initially, and as study guides throughout and at the end of a unit of study. My students have a test on factoring … Continue reading
