Show Your Work

OVERVIEW

In this module, you will be learning about a variety of instructional technology tools and strategies that allow students to show how they solved a mathematical equation

OBJECTIVES

  • transform a traditional lesson plan that incorporates student-centered math instruction through meaningful instructional technology tools and strategies

WONDER

Have you ever wondered how you can help students demonstrate mastery in mathematics by showing their work?

INVESTIGATE

Choose some tools/strategies from the list below

LEARN

Visit the Resources page to view some video tutorials and read various support materials about your chosen tool/strategy to learn how to integrate technology into your lesson. Don't see what you'd like to learn? Please contact Rob Leo, Coordinator of Instructional Technology Training for support.

CREATE

Create a real-world example of whichever tool/strategy you have chosen, transform a lesson plan that integrates your selection, and deploy your lesson with your students.

Tools

  1. Seesaw
  2. AwwApp
  3. Scratchwork
  4. Google Keep
  5. Screencastify Chrome Extension
  6. Padlet
  7. Kami Chrome Extension
  8. Google Docs
  9. Google Classroom

Strategies

  1. Task students with solving math equations and showing their work on collaborative whiteboard tools like AwwApp or Scratchwork. Students can take a picture or write an equation and use a variety of pen tools and a LaTex equation editor to solve problems in a digital workspace.
  2. Convert a math worksheet from Word to Google Docs and assign it to students using Google Classroom. Students can use Google Keep create handwritten solutions and can insert their Keep notes into the Doc as an image file.
  3. Task students with talking about how they solved a math equation by having them record their metacognition using Seesaw, Padlet, or the Screencastify Chrome Extension.
  4. Convert a math worksheet to PDF and assign to students using Google Classroom. Students can open the PDF with the Kami Chrome Extension and can show their work by annotating on top of the PDF. The annotated version of the file can then be turned in to the teacher.