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Desmos: Percent Models
Inspiration For the past 3 years, my district has offered a back to school PD summit. Various people from inside and outside the district present. Since I’m Instructional Tech TOA, I presented. My sessions focused on Desmos and BreakoutEDU*. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Instructional Technology, math, Middle School, percents, technology
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Google Sheets: Valentine’s Day Activity
Inspiration I’ve created several hidden number pictures using the conditional formatting feature within Google Sheets. One of the teachers I work with wanted to learn how to create her own designs. This activity is the result of the training session. … Continue reading
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Tagged addition, Google, google sheets, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, subtraction, technology
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Equivalent Ratios: Desmos Challenge Creator
Inspiration Recently a colleague expressed dismay regarding one of her classes. Her students were not engaged and she was looking for ways to pique their interest. I had an idea. This post outlines the equivalent ratios activity created for her … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenges, desmos, equivalent, Grade 6, math, middle level, ratios, technology
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Desmos Polygraph: Place Value
Inspiration In the spring of 2018, I introduced Desmos to a couple of 4th grade teachers. After running, Ordering Fractions on a Number Line and Polygraph: Geometry Basics, they were hooked on Desmos. During the last days of the year, they … Continue reading
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Desmos: Random Generated Slope & Y-intercept Activities
Inspiration RandomGenerator is one of the functions within Desmos’ computational layer. As I explored the feature, I began to see the benefits of random generated tasks. Many experiments later, I’m publicly sharing my first random generated (RG) series. This one … Continue reading
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Tagged desmos, Linear, slope, technology, y-intercept
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Friday Night Lights in 5 Mediums
Inspiration The majority of my posts begin with an inspiration segment. A few words explaining my motivation to write. Originally, I was planning to write about podcasts with the inspiration segment focused on Friday Night Lights. FNL lead me to podcasts. … Continue reading
Desmos Polygraph Extension Task
Inspiration Toward the end of the school year, my colleague Jorge and I, had a regular gig co-teaching in Mrs. S’s 4th grade class. Jorge had been working with Mrs. S throughout the year on various projects. I joined the … Continue reading
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Tagged desmos, elementary, Google, math education, Quadrilateral, technology
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Hidden Picture: Double Digit Addition & Subtraction
The core group of G Suite apps are docs, slides, sheets and forms. All of which I’ve used over the past 2 years. However, I recently discovered Google Apps Scripts, a hidden gem built into the suite. Bottom line, I … Continue reading
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Tagged addition, Google, google sheets, math, subtraction, technology
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Kindergarten, Number Bonds & Desmos
Recently, I had the pleasure of teaching a kindergarten class for the very first time! My colleague, CeCe, invited me to teach a lesson on number bonds using my Desmos Number Bond Activity The Lesson The Kinders sat on the … Continue reading
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St. Patrick’s Day & Google Sheets
Inspiration My instructional tech team and I always receive grateful comments from our elementary teachers we share seasonal activities. Most of the activities we shared were using Google slides. I wanted to challenge myself and create a seasonal activity on … Continue reading
Posted in multiplication, Number Sense, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged addition, education, Google, google sheets, math, multiplication, subtraction, technology
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Communicating Mathematically 