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GraphFree

Mandi

I try not to just promote apps and websites but I found a gem for anyone wanting to create their own math content.  You know how pre-created material have those fancy official looking graphs?  With arrows at both ends! GraphFree.com is exactly what you’ve been looking for. Scatter plots for line of fit practice, one and two variable inequalities, any function… they all look good.

Why do I create my own content?  I differentiate instruction in my classroom and I’m always needing more practice for standards. This site has been amazing for creating these resources. I’ve used them in Google docs and slide activities too.  The image quality is great.

I didn’t show it on the graphs below, but you can label and number each axis. It’s very versatile.

If you try it out and like it, let me know!

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You Doodle Graphs

Mandi

I stumbled upon a new free app the other day called YouDoodle. Image There are two free versions.  I chose the one that does not say plus. Plus has advertisements that were questionable for the classroom.

We used it in a similar manor to the slope project in Notability.  I wanted something free that others could use if Notability wasn’t available to them.

The students were instructed to take 3 pictures, one to represent each of the following types of graphs: linear, exponential, and quadratic. They saved each YouDoodle edited image to their photo library and then used a photo collage program (whatever they had available) to combine the three.  Here are some of the examples.

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You may use my transparent graph for this project if you don’t have your own.  The link is found here.  We did have some trouble with the graph not inserting as transparent.  Email me if you have the same trouble, I have a few solutions that might work for you.  In You Doodle, you need to begin with your picture as a new background, then insert the transparent graph as a foreground.  I found that merging the two together makes it easier to erase later. You can use the pen tool, text tool and any of the other features available.  Try it out and see what you think.

 

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Comic Book Word Problems

Mandi

Another project I developed this year used the  Comic Life app. The app is very easy to use and as you can see from the examples posted, students can use any type of image they want and still make a great comic.  The students’ task was to write a word problem in comic form.  They had to set up the situation, create an equation and solve it, all within comic.

The first comic is the example I gave the students, followed by the scoring guide, also created in Comic Life.

The next two examples are student projects.  While they may not have scored full points on these comics, they still put some effort into it and clearly enjoyed the experience.


This project was originally posted on SJSDMath.posterous.com

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Transparent Graphs in Notability

Mandi

This year we have had the honor of piloting 1:1 iPads for Freshmen.  One of the projects I created was a transparent graph that can be placed over a photo in Notability.  The app itself is amazing and you should definitely check it out if you haven’t. Students were instructed to take a picture of something that demonstrated slope and they brought them to class on their iPad.  I had them  import the .note file (attached) with the transparent graph and they replaced my picture with theirs.  We then took notes over slope using their photo.  It was an awesome project and we have used this process for systems of of equations and will use it again for graphing parabolas.

graph postThis project was originally posted on SJSDMath.posterous.com but all of my Posterous content will be moved to this blog as Posterous will no longer exist.

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