Tablets, Tablets, Tablets!!

How Pen-Based Tablet PC’s Can Provide a Workspace for Math

Carol Carruthers

OCMA

May 26, 2011

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Presentation Outline

• Why foundational math?• Using learning objects, applets or Web

Quests• Why pen-based tablet technology?• Using the Notebook Journal• Why a DyKnow workspace –polling, share

control, submitting panels, status, chat… ?• Is there a pen-based tablet in your future?

Why Foundational Math?

• How was it developed?• Who takes it?• Focus – increased use of technology for

teaching and learning• Online textbook• Collaborative teaching and organization

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Using Learning Objects, Applets, and Web Quests

• Free Grain of Rice http://www.freerice.com/

• NLVM Balancing Equations http://bit.ly/jOlCyB

• Show me the Math! http://showthemath.org/

• Math.com Algebra worksheet generator http://www.math.com/students/worksheet/algebra_sp.htm

Why Pen-Based Tablet Technology?

• Difficult to type math – keyboard restrictions

• Student familiarity with pencil and paper• Easily corrected• Diagramming ideas, decision trees

Teaching with the Notebook Journal

• Word docs/ppt slides printed to Journal • Students download before class

The DyKnow workspace…Polling

Which math do you teach ?

A) Technology - Foundational

B) Business - Foundational

C) Technology - College Diploma

D) Business - College Diploma

Pen colour matters…

Synchronous Communication…

Submit a math problem to discuss in today’s class…

(session>submit panel>ok)

Submit panels-Student Work

Students - the temporary teacher… (share control)/modeling/replay

Share Control – Student Work

Anonymous Response…

• Submit panels• Request status• Polling• Share control

Technological Hurdles

• Tablet PCs • Consistent wireless internet connection• Time constraints/benefits• Stylus vs. pen and virtual binder vs. paper• “…they (tablets) could be a very distracting

because it (takes) your mind away off lectures…when lectures becomes boring I tend to go on websites which is the worst thing I can do …”

Student Response

“…I actually did my work and it was done right and organized which helped for studying.”

“…I tend to pay attention more thus doing better in work and tests”

“…students can share answers anonymously, we can correct each other’s work.”

“I found that the shy students were more comfortable participating through the tablet and shared control in dyknow than standing up and speaking”.

More Information

• HP Technology for Teaching Grant

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/socialinnovation/us/programs/tech_teaching/hied_global.html• Seneca’s HP website/Carol’s blog

http://open.senecac.on.ca/HPtabletproject/

https://teachmathwithtech.wordpress.com/• DyKnow softwarehttp://www.dyknow.com/

• Student videoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il-k65CFqpE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd7BsEF1x6g

Special thanks to:

• The Applied Science and Technology Fundamentals (AST) and MTH 148 students

• Laurel Schollen – Associate Vice President Academic - Educational Excellence

• James Humphreys– Chair SBSAC• Hassan Assiri – Director, Enterprise Services Management• Gino Franceschetti – ACS• Ewan Gibson - AVS • SBSAC, FIAT and FASET Faculty

Supported by a 2008 Higher Education HP Technology for Teaching Grant,a 2010 Post Secondary DyKnow Collaborative Software Grant,and by Seneca FASET and ACS