Tech Tip Thursday #13
Week of December 4, 2014
Punkin Chunkin
Over the holiday break, while resting on the couch, I noticed my husband watching the show, Punkin Chunkin on the Science Channel. Every year people get together to create and engineer a contraption that will cast a pumpkin the farthest distance. It came to me to discuss some great technology resources for Math this week that involve real-world problem solving.
101 Questions
101 Questions: What is the first question that comes to mind?
Would you rather?
Would you rather? Students must decide on two different math scenarios and justify their answer. This would be a great site to do an AppSmash with the camera app and Book Creator app.
Estimation 180
Estimation 180 was created to give students opportunities to solve real-world problems that enable them to use estimation strategies.
For those Google Chromebook Users!
Desmos Graphing Calculator
Angry Birds, Go Create
Angry Birds, Go Create allows users to place objects like cars and checkpoints, modify the playground using a terrain editor and play around with a physic engine to create gravity in game. A simple visual-scripting tool is available to modify how objects interact with each other and to script how they react.
Fast Fig
Math solved for you in an intelligent, beautiful environment. Save solutions and share with anyone in the world, all with FastFig.
Two Teachers I Would Definitely Follow...great resource!
Tonia McMillan, Technology Coordinator
Next Week! Join the Hour of Code December 8-14, 2014.
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