tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post734710388836918086..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: Alas, Math.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-83181401770022581292009-08-04T20:00:44.078-04:002009-08-04T20:00:44.078-04:00It is a question of what you are used to seeing as...It is a question of what you are used to seeing as notation. Programmers have been writing code that produces massive calculations using a keyboard. The keyboard is not in the way of math teachers.....it is the thinking that fails to realize the power of the tool and considers it cheating to use the hand held called the calculator.Norman Constantinehttp://paddy2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-37818841647122592722009-08-04T12:50:18.344-04:002009-08-04T12:50:18.344-04:00Another great post. Two comments:
1. Regardless o...Another great post. Two comments:<br />1. Regardless of what subjects we teach, the innovative and "authentic" ways in which many of us are incorporating tech were not necessarily obvious to us from the start but we realize that we are limited only by our imaginations in utilizing the tools that are out there. It's no different for math and science; the tech exists, they just need to find it!<br />2. You touch on something important: cross-curricular content. Just as math and science teachers need to incorporate the arts in their instruction, those of us in the humanities must support math and science learning. For example, do creative writing and word problems need to be mutually exclusive? (Maybe students would be more engaged with word problems that are personalized and not about two trains!) Another expample: my Spanish students learn numbers in my class but will do so by practicing greater than/less than and negative numbers, skills a math colleague said many lack.Noah Geiselhttp://www.twitter.com/senorgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-31264606021475198282009-08-04T11:31:45.862-04:002009-08-04T11:31:45.862-04:00I was really hoping some tool or piece of software...I was really hoping some tool or piece of software would come from yesterday's post, but I suspected that the tools just don't exist.<br /><br />We need a tool that allows students to build equations visually, the same way they would on paper. The trick is going to be a GUI that is easy to use and only requires a mouse and keyboard. <br /><br />I have some ideas, and would be willing to invest some development time, but I would really like to hear other innovative suggestions from your readers. If you have ideas for Math software, Twitter them to @TechAtACC and we can start sketching something out.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050627905874538803noreply@blogger.com