Part of planning the logistics and management is how to deliver the content. As mentioned in a previous post, I have split my classroom into an inside and outside group. Students are developing learning communities within the classroom and are becoming more confident in asking their peers for help if needed. I am spending more time with each student, have cut down on instructional time, and have increased time for practice and feedback. After working in my small group instruction, students go back to the partner area and work on a partner activity.
I use NearPod, EDPuzzle, Khan Academy, ALEKS, and Screen Chomp as the primary delivery methods of the mathematical content. These digital components give students something to reference when they are not in my teaching group. I also use ClassKick when they are working in small groups because they can flag for my assistance. Nearpod, also gives me that option, so it is another favorite. In both programs I am able to see what students have submitted so I can see if they need intervention after their first problem. Khan offers excellent videos that students can refer to for an example, and EDPuzzle offers videos that I have specifically assigned, either for their content value or practice value. ALEKS offers students written support, for those students who need a written explanation.
Having technology assistance available for students has given them the confidence to try for themselves before asking me for help. If the student is able to assist themselves through a problem, their confidence, not only in math, but also in problem solving and in self reliance is boosted and they are more likely to keep trying and garner more confidence in the next skill. Planning the logistics is time consuming. I spend a lot of time researching what I could use that would be different, more effective, but I am starting to believe that finding the handful of technologies that work best for my students, and for me, would be more beneficial for them. This would also give students an expectation of what to expect for each unit.
I use NearPod, EDPuzzle, Khan Academy, ALEKS, and Screen Chomp as the primary delivery methods of the mathematical content. These digital components give students something to reference when they are not in my teaching group. I also use ClassKick when they are working in small groups because they can flag for my assistance. Nearpod, also gives me that option, so it is another favorite. In both programs I am able to see what students have submitted so I can see if they need intervention after their first problem. Khan offers excellent videos that students can refer to for an example, and EDPuzzle offers videos that I have specifically assigned, either for their content value or practice value. ALEKS offers students written support, for those students who need a written explanation.
Having technology assistance available for students has given them the confidence to try for themselves before asking me for help. If the student is able to assist themselves through a problem, their confidence, not only in math, but also in problem solving and in self reliance is boosted and they are more likely to keep trying and garner more confidence in the next skill. Planning the logistics is time consuming. I spend a lot of time researching what I could use that would be different, more effective, but I am starting to believe that finding the handful of technologies that work best for my students, and for me, would be more beneficial for them. This would also give students an expectation of what to expect for each unit.