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Winter 2011
What is TACIT?•Comprised of quadrant-based groups of teachers
•Teachers volunteering to share their ICT knowledge and skills through the delivery of workshops for teachers
•Model curricular-based integration of ICT
•New applicants accepted each Spring
Today’s Learning Goals
• Learn how some of the Mac applications can be used to support your teaching of Math
• Access additional Math & ICT support
Who are you?
• Introduce yourself to your neighbour• Share your reasons for being here
today
Technical Issues?• Log any technical issues with Enterprise
Help Desk!• Setting up Printers• Logging in • Continuous Network issues• H-Drive & shared folders• Crashing SMART Notebook• Bookmarks• And More!
Just six Laptops!
How are you managing to use your 6 student laptops in your classroom?• In groups• As a learning centre• Grab them when you need them• As a tool for students who need additional support• With Math Buddies or Reading Buddies• Security
3-Part Math Lessons
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
MacBook 101
System Preferences
•Dock•Trackpad•Displays
Applications - Stickies
Applications - Photo Booth
Applications - Calculator
• Go to your applications and drag the Calculator onto your Dock
• Let’s Try!
Grab or Screen Capture
In Spotlight search “Recorder”
Creating a Spinner• Create a spinner that meets the following
criteria:• minimum of 4 sections• equally likely to land on 2 colours• most likely to land on green• unlikely to land on blue• if it were spun 100 times, it is expected for the
arrow to land on red 25 times • Screen Capture your completed spinner
[Command + Shift + 4]
Explain your Thinking• Use any of the tools we tried today to
communicate your solutionsStickiesPhoto BoothCalculatorScreen Capture/GrabNotebook Recorder
• What other ways could you use these tools to communicate Mathematical thinking in your classroom
• Discussion Area• Resources including EQAO• Calendar of Events• 3-Part Math Lessons
http://aw.tdsb.on.ca/sites/tl/tlte/mcs/SiteHome.aspx
Thanks for Attending
• Please take some time to complete our survey – your feedback is important to us
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TACITWkshp11-12
Additional Slides
Word Problem ExampleOver the past few months Ravie has been babysitting for different families. He has been paid the following amounts per hour:
5, 20, 8, 10, 15, 8, 12
A new family is interested in hiring Ravie for babysitting.
About how much money per hour should Ravie charge for his babysitting service?
How can you use these tools within a 3-Part Math Lesson?
How can you use these tools within a 3-Part Math Lesson?
Let’s Try withNational Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Creating a Math Journal
What other ways could you use this application in your classroom?
Applications - Stickies
Applications - Stickies
Action!
Applications - Stickies
Action!
Turn & Talk
Action!
Applications - Calculator
Action!
Some Features:•Number of Decimal Places•Speech Options
Applications – Paper Tape
Action!
Applications - Calculator
Action!
How could you use the Covert feature in your classroom?
How could you use the Covert feature in your classroom?
Resources - ICT Experiences