infiltrate your classroom with swat teams - strategic ways to apply technology targets ensuring...

Infiltrate your Classrooms with

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Kim Caise, NBCT, M. Ed.

StrategicWays toApplyTechnology TargetsEnsuring Achievement ofMathematicsStudents

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• Implementing technology into the daily mathematics curricula has become more complex.

• To promote higher math achievement, focus must shift to thinking and experiencing math concepts at a higher level and in real world settings.

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1. Clearly defined goals that

promote critical thinking for student learning and assessment

2. Accessibility and availability of technological resources and funding

3. Professional development of teachers in computer usage

4. Easy, accessible resources to manage and implement

Successful implementation is dependent upon several critical factors:

SWAT TEAMSMathematics Lesson Structure

– US 90% skills 10% application

– Japan 40% skills 15% application 45% developing

new concepts and higher order thinking

- Based on data from 1999 Trends in

Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

http://nces.ed.gov

SWAT TEAMS "Teachers must be offered training in using

computers," Sulla (1999), "but their training must go beyond that to the instructional strategies needed to infuse technological skills into the learning process."

Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/ technlgy/te800.htm

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Computer/technology integration

can occur with the following –– Calculator activities– Internet resources– Teacher Created Tools– Computers– Mobile devices

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Calculator Activities

Texas Instruments

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/activityexchange/activity_list.do?cid=us

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Interactive Math Dictionarywww.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html

Math Magic

http://www.kindermagic.com/real_math/

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Math Fun

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/

Learning Planet.comhttp://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp

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Internet 4 Classroomshttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/math.htm

Johnnie’s Math Page Interactive Math Applets

http://everyschool.org/u/ohlone/admin/JIMS.html

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Math Archives

http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx

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Interactive Mathematics – Utah State Univ. (Library of Virtual Manipulatives)

http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/

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http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

http://www.dositey.com/problems/mathchall34.htm

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Syvum

http://syvum.com/math/arithmetic/level1.html

http://www.calculator.com/

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Online Assessmentshttp://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/lessons.html

King Mathhttp://www.k111.k12.il.us/King/math.htm#-----

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http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php

http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

SWAT TEAMSEveryday Math Resources

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/everydaymath.htm

Apples 4 the Teacher Interactive Math Gameshttp://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html

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http://seeingmath.concord.org/sms_interactives.html

Electronic Examples Indexhttp://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/index.htm

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Trackstarhttp://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp

The Webquest Page

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm

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Math Archives - Softwarehttp://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html

Tools http://www.neirtec.org/math/#applets

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Technology and Learning

http://www.techlearning.com/

ISTE

http://www.iste.org/

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PBS Teacher Source - Technology and Teaching

www.pbs.org/teachers

NCTM Professional Development Resources www.nctm.org

Professional Development

SWAT TEAMSPowerPoint Student Sample

– Shapes

Kidspiration/Inspiration Student Sample– Addition problem– Factor Tree– Patterns

Excel Graph/SpreadsheetStudent Sample– Student Progress Chart – A Snail’s Pace

SWAT TEAMSTeacher Created Tools

– Conversion Arrow Chart– Fraction and Decimal

Comparison– Fraction Bars – Factorization Activity – Place Value Chart– Area Sign– Conversion Tables– Gallon Man

SWAT TEAMS– Cool Timer– The Hat– Jeopardy PPT Template– Survivor PPT Template– Who Wants to be a

Millionaire PPT Template

– Hollywood Squares PPT Template

– Weakest Link PPT Template

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Future of Technology Video“Did you Know?”

The Fischbowl Blog for Arapahoe High School

Scott McLeodKarl Fisch

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Contact Information - Kim Caise, NBCT, M.Ed.kcaise@gmail.com