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How a touchscreen can help students learn math
Fingers, blocks, pebbles and a myriad of other physical manipulatives are all tools helping students problem solve. But does that usefulness carry over when physical manipulatives give way to digital ones? The answer is a resounding yes! In her dissertation paper “Do Gestural Interfaces Promote Thinking?” published in 2011, Ayelet Segal, confirms that interactions with touch screens are effective in…
Create new Google docs/sheets/slides/forms from the URL by appending .new
Source: Google Docs on Twitter: “Introducing a ✨ .new ✨ time-saving trick for users. Type any of these .new domains to instantly create Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites or Forms ↓… https://t.co/BaW2PAHNg4” Google, who owns the .new top level domain, has set it up for you to quickly create several types of Google Documents. In the url…
Flipping your classroom with screencasts
With all of this talk about screencasts, what about flipping your classroom? Flipping a classroom doesn’t involve gymnastics, trampolines, or basically any physical activity. Which is good, because my balance is on par with Weebles. When you flip your classroom, you provide your lecture or some other support materials to your students as homework before the…