Using Tech Tools to Facilitate Whole-

Class Communication

Bob LochelHatboro-Horsham High School, PA

@boblochhttp://mathcoachblog.com

CLASSES I TEACH:AP Statistics, Academic Algebra 1B, Honors Algebra 2, College Prep Prob/Stat

WHAT I WANT ALL OF MY STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO:Communicate a result succinctlyUse math vocabulary correctlyCritique ideas and writings of othersEffectively share and synthesize information…and I want all students to feel their ideas are important, and feel welcome to share their experiences.

TODAY’S TOOLS:

• Document Camera (IPEVO - $69.00)• PollEverywhere (Free)• Edmodo (Free)• Padlet (Free)• Desmos Calculator (Free)• Today’s Meet (Free)

GRAPHINGSTORIES.COMVideo of scenario – students generate graph

INVERT THE PROCESSProvide a graph – students generate scenario

“GUEST ARTIST” METHOD – Daren Starnes

y-intercept: 60Slope: -5

ABSOLUTE VALUE FUNCTIONS: Exploring Graph Shifts

PADLET – crowd-source ideas on one virtual “wall”

PLAY-ALONG - http://padlet.com/bobloch/functionshifts

QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS: Vertex Form vs Standard Form

LAST YEAR’S CLASS - http://padlet.com/bobloch/yehfmpc1et

COMPARING THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILITY

EDMODO – “Facebook” for classesWhat is the primary difference between theoretical and experimental probability?

How does the number of trials effect the graph of the probability distribution?

AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT

ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS