Geometric Transformations

Assignment: Google Drive Presentation

Transformations Google Drive "Power Point"

Classroom Uses: Student or teacher created presentations. Preparing the presentation on Google Drive allows students the opportunity to collaborate on the presentation from separate locations.

Issues to Consider: Computer availability for students. students may need to be trained.

Copyright: All copyright citations are contained within the presentation.

Photo Editing

Assignment: Photo Editing

Classroom Uses: In a math classroom teachers could use the crop tool to demonstrate ratios. As a teaching tool, photo editing with the crop tool gives students not only a visual example of how to use ratios but also gives them an opportunity to see how ratios are used in the "real world."

Students could also be given assignments that require them to apply the concepts of ratio or dilation by using the crop tool. This would provide students a hands on experience with either ratios or dilations

Issues to Consider: Students would need access to photo editing software and may need instruction of how to use such software. Online editing software requires Adobe flash. 

Copyright:

Image from Flickr.com - "Steinmandal" by F. Gopp. Retrieved 11/27/13.

original image

 

example of changing original photo to black and white and adding writing to the photo

 

 

 

example of changing a color

 



 

 

example of changing brightness and contrast

 

InfoGraphic

Assignment: Infographic

Classroom Uses: Students can make there own infographic to show math problem solving steps or relationship of different math terms.

Issues to Consider: If students have not made an infographic before they will need time to be trained. I was very frustrated using easel.ly. It was difficult to move, enlarge different text boxes and graphics that were close together.Students need to be reminded that content is more important than bells and whistles.

Copyright: Infographic created using easel.ly

Instructional Video

Assignment: Instructional Video

Classroom Uses: 

The video displayed could be used by students who were absent from class when the material was presented or by students who need a refresher of the completing the square process.

One possible student assignment would have teams of students produce videos for reviewing classroom material before major tests or exams.

Issues to Consider:

Students will need the knowledge,  proper equipment and software to produce videos

 Copyright:

This instructional video was created using Windows Movie Maker. The video was filmed by my husband, Mike Matsumoto. Inspiration and content material from mathisfun website (www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/completing-square.html)

Digital Movie

Assignment: Digital Movie

Classroom Uses: Students will define mathematical terms by telling a story of how the terms are related

Issues to Consider: Students need to focus on content rather than cool special effects. Students must give credit to their sources and choose appropriate material.

Copyrights: Audacity (GNU/GPL); Music: Podington Bear "Preservation" :Creative Commons ccCommunity (Free Music Website)

Screencast

Assignment: Screencast

Classroom Uses: Students can create recordings explaining how to solve math problems to share with other students

Issues to Consider: Students will need to access screen recording software and may need help with the software

Copyright: Weather data from www.wunderground.com

Talking Photo

Assignment: Talking Photo

Classroom Uses:

Issues to Consider:

Copyright: The photo is not copyrighted.