Integrating Math into the Curriculum Using Technology

Shelley ShottICT in Education Conference 2009

Durban, South Africa

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Mathematics Today

Math literacy is every teacher’s responsibility

Students see the real life applications of math when it is used in other subject areas

Technology gives the ability to electronically simulate real world events and collect real time data

Such simulations allow students to visualize and explore important mathematical concepts as well as real world and interdisciplinary connections

– Educational research -- not to mention experience and common sense -- tells us that students learn best and make better sense of what they're learning when they can make connections with previous learning or with different areas of learning

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Spreadsheets

Powerful tool to help students:

•Gather and analyze data

•Solve real-life problems

•Forecast change

•Evaluate survey results

•View data in a variety of formats

•Track and graph trends

•Sort and classify objects

•Understand and use formulas

Language Arts

Timelines

Trends

Patterns

Meters, form and structural analysis of poetry

Systems

Logic

Venn Diagrams www.puzzles.com

Science

Velocity

Acceleration

Units and unit

conversion

Charts and graphs

Collecting and

analyzing data

Modeling

Projections

Systems

Time

Cycles

Plant Data Log

Names:__________________________________________ Group:________________________________________

Date Seeds Planted:_________ Date First Growth Appeared: _________ Final Measurement Date: _________

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Growth Growth Growth Date Temp. Inches Cm. Date Temp. Inches Cm. Date Temp. Inches Cm.

Notes:

Social Studies

Trends

Timelines

Geography

Map reading

Charts/graphs

Tables

Statistics

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OJ Simpson Trial

Tiger Woods

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Cloning animals

begins

Princess Diana

dies.

US attacks

Bosnia.

George Walker

Bush becomes

president of US.

Terrorists attack

the NY World

Trade Center

9/11/2001

Photos Hubble, President Clinton, OJ Simpson, Tiger Woods, Princess Diana, are from Encarta 2000.

All other clipart and photos are from Microsoft Office.

Probability

Currency conversion

Population studies

Economics

Historical data

Time

Social Justice Chart

Business

Charts and graphs

Accounting

Finance

Budget

Market analysis

Cycles 0

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20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

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2ndQtr

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Industrial Arts - Shop

Measuring

Scaling

Geometry

Fractions

Estimation

Physical Education

Motion

Scoring

Probability

Game strategies

Statistics

Speed

Collecting data

Charts

Graphs

Visual/Fine Arts Geometry

Fractals

Ratio

Symmetry/Tessellations

Measuring

Patterns

Golden Mean

Dance

Song

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Task #1 Language Arts:

A Marketing Plan and Presentation

The M&M company is going to be adding another new color to their plain chocolate M & M’s

Your task will be to submit a proposal to the company with your choice of color

Go to the Document called M&M candy activity

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Task #2 – Social Studies/Language Arts TimelineYou are going to create a timeline of:

•Your life

•Your country’s history

•Growth of a plant

•Character development in a novel

•Anything else you think would fit your curriculum

Access the Word file that is titled Timeline

Follow the directions on that document or use the Help Guide to create you own timeline using Excel

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Task #3 – Visual Art - Tessellations

Go to one of the following websites:

http://www.wsd1.org/bitsbytes/9798/bboct97/default.htm#STORY4

http://oregonstate.edu/precollege/GK12/Activities/ACT_Math/MATH_310_CompAidedTessellations/Comp_Aided_Tessellations.html

Scroll down to Step 1 and follow the directions to complete your own creative tessellation

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Task #4 – Researching Math Lessons using Technology

Go to the Math Integration Using Technology document

Visit some of the websites to get more ideas

Identify areas of your curriculum that you could integrate mathematics using technology

Brainstorm some ideas of lessons and investigations that you can do in your classroom and post on the Google Docs