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Unit 2: Why is Instructional Technology Important?

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Unit 2: Instructional Technology in the Math Classroom

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After this unit the participants will be able to..

  • Describe the importance/ benefits that instructional technology can bring into the math classroom
  • Identify how to incorporate the multiple learned instructional platforms into the math classroom
  • Align a lesson they are planning to create with the appropriate standards using instructional technology.

Participants will select an instructional platform of their choice and elaborate on the benefits of it/ why they chose that platform.

Review

To recap what we learned in the last unit:

  • There are many benefits to incorporating Instructional Technology in the classroom.
  • We also discussed how there are multiple different platforms that can be used in a classroom to create an interactive and educational experience.
  • Some of these platforms included:
    • Quizlet
    • Kahoot!
    • Desmos
    • Interactive Whiteboards
    • Augmented/Virtual Reality
      • Such as Nearpod
    • Peardeck
      • Google Slides
      • Google Classroom

* * While we did discuss the benefits of incorporating technology into the classroom, in this unit we will go further into detail as we discuss the benefits of Instructional Technology in the math classroom.

More Main Topics

What are the benefits of utilizing Instructional Technology in the math classroom?

  • write about some benefits here

What are some ways I can do this?

  • write some techniques here

Click here to find the group document where you will find resources to explore including videos and readings. This is an editable document so this is also where you will respond to the prompt and tell us what platform you will be using.

What Did We Add to Our Toolbox?

After exploring this unit, hopefully you have learned a lot about instructional technology and their benefits in the math classroom. The resources that were given in this unit were meant to display the necessity and benefits of using Instructional Technology in all areas of the classroom, but more specifically in the math classroom.

It is a difficult thing for many educators to understand how to incorporate Instructional Technology into the math classroom, however, hopefully after exploring the resources in this unit, participants have a better idea of how to incorporate it into their math lessons as, looking forward, this is what the final unit consists of.

References

Jacqui. (2022, December 5). 5 tech tools for your math class. Ask a Teacher. Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://askatechteacher.com/10-tech-tools-for-your-math-class/

Özel, Serkan & Yetkiner, Z. & Capraro, Robert. (2010). Technology in K‐12 Mathematics Classrooms. School Science and Mathematics. 108. 80 - 85. 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2008.tb17807.x.

TIS Youtube. (2018). Tis Myp: Using Technology in the Math Classroom. YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://youtu.be/puuTaW8Tjcs.

WOSU Public Media. (2016). Effective Teaching with Technology: Grade 4, Mathematics. YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://youtu.be/-llFvGo-EAs.

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