My focus for the final project is going to be surrounding a program called Geogebra. It is free software similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad and easier to use in my opinion. It really provides only the features that a student would be expected to work with. It can be downloaded at geogebra.org. I currently use Geogebra as a demonstration tool for students when I am doing intervention but would like to start having students use it to explore topics we are studying in class. I am going to use the previous suggestion of using a google doc instead of a google site to get information to the students. The document will have links for students to follow as well as a guide that includes how to navigate through the program. Each of my students has a google account so I can easily share one document with them that links them to each of the documents for the upcoming activities. I will start with some basic introduction to geogebra type activities followed by some more “advanced” uses for the program. I anticipate having at least 3 of the introductory activities as well as one bigger “project” for students to work on. The bigger project will probably focus on transformations of functions and / or images. I anticipate implementing this next year, so I will most likely focus on transformations of functions which is an algebraic concept. If I am a classroom teacher again next year I will most likely teach Algebra I and II. So the breakdown that I envision is:
* How to enter functions into geogebra
* How to change the grid / scale / object properties
* How to turn labels on and off / how to hide objects without deleting them
* Transformations of functions Project
I have been playing around with the program a lot and am getting really excited to get the project finalized! I should probably get going quickly since the ETA on my little one is less than 40 days!!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
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Blog Entry #3
My focus for the final project is going to be surrounding a program called Geogebra. It is free software similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad and easier to use in my opinion. It really provides only the features that a student would be expected to work with. It can be downloaded at geogebra.org. I currently use Geogebra as a demonstration tool for students when I am doing intervention but would like to start having students use it to explore topics we are studying in class. I am going to use the previous suggestion of using a google doc instead of a google site to get information to the students. The document will have links for students to follow as well as a guide that includes how to navigate through the program. Each of my students has a google account so I can easily share one document with them that links them to each of the upcoming activities. I will start with some basic introduction to geogebra type activities followed by some more “advanced” uses for the program. I anticipate having at least 3 of the introductory activities as well as one bigger “project” for students to work on. The bigger project will probably focus on transformations of functions and / or images. I anticipate implementing this next year, so I will most likely focus on transformations of functions which is an algebraic concept. If I am a classroom teacher again next year I will most likely teach Algebra I and II. So the breakdown that I envision is:
* How to enter functions into geogebra
* How to change the grid / scale / object properties
* How to turn labels on and off / how to hide objects without deleting them
* Transformations of functions Project
I have been playing around with the program a lot and am getting really excited to get the project finalized! I should probably get going quickly since the ETA on my little one is less than 40 days!!!
My focus for the final project is going to be surrounding a program called Geogebra. It is free software similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad and easier to use in my opinion. It really provides only the features that a student would be expected to work with. It can be downloaded at geogebra.org. I currently use Geogebra as a demonstration tool for students when I am doing intervention but would like to start having students use it to explore topics we are studying in class. I am going to use the previous suggestion of using a google doc instead of a google site to get information to the students. The document will have links for students to follow as well as a guide that includes how to navigate through the program. Each of my students has a google account so I can easily share one document with them that links them to each of the upcoming activities. I will start with some basic introduction to geogebra type activities followed by some more “advanced” uses for the program. I anticipate having at least 3 of the introductory activities as well as one bigger “project” for students to work on. The bigger project will probably focus on transformations of functions and / or images. I anticipate implementing this next year, so I will most likely focus on transformations of functions which is an algebraic concept. If I am a classroom teacher again next year I will most likely teach Algebra I and II. So the breakdown that I envision is:
* How to enter functions into geogebra
* How to change the grid / scale / object properties
* How to turn labels on and off / how to hide objects without deleting them
* Transformations of functions Project
I have been playing around with the program a lot and am getting really excited to get the project finalized! I should probably get going quickly since the ETA on my little one is less than 40 days!!!
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