This is a tentative schedule that may be changed based on the needs of the students, the needs of the instructor, or any unforeseen events that may occur during the semester.
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Due today
- Submit the About Me page - Finish scavenger huntDiscuss scavenger hunt in small groups
Desmos #. https://www.desmos.com/ #. Quickstart guide: points of interest, colors, function notation, piecewise, derivatives #. Sliders (eye example) #. Build "activity" for horizontal and vertical shifts (example) (add vertical and horizontal stretch if time permits) #. introduce Desmos bonus Assignment: LaTeX and calculator programming #. Crossed ladders problem #. LaTeX: \frac{}{}, \text{}Due today
- Try Programming introduction on own - Desmos bonus Assignment: LaTeX and calculator programming (continued) #. discuss calculator programming introduction & catalog tip #. try additional challenges (tip: start small then build) #. review Riemann sums: Wolfram, Interactive Mathematics (e.g., x^2 on [1,4] using midpoints and 3 rectangles) #. Riemann Sums work timeDue today
- LaTeX and calculator programmingTest Riemann Sum programs
Assignment: Programming with loops #. Code.org » The Maze #. Snap! introduction #. start Koch's snowflakeDue today
- Try Animation & loop introduction Assignment: Programming with loops #. discuss: animation, FOR loops, variable reassignment #. UFO programDue today
- Programming with loops New groups #. Pros/cons programming #. Test cases for Riemann sums revisited Assignment: Collaborative spreadsheets #. sharing with edit permissions #. basic spreadsheet computations and copying formulas #. GPA calculator: SUM(), VLOOKUP(), $ operator #. Collatz conjecture: IF(), ISEVEN() or MOD(), COUNT()Due today
- Collaborative spreadsheets Assignment: Spreadsheets with feedback #. conditional formattingDue today
- Spreadsheets with feedback Assignment: Interactive geometry #. introduce GeoGebra #. constructions and conjectures #. hidden objects #. circle with center and radius #. crossed ladders returnDue today
- Interactive geometry Assignment: Project Euler #. Excel: text to columns, mid(cell, start, length), double-click draggable #. CAS: Wolfram Alpha, SageMathCell (tour)Due today
- Project Euler - read Interpreting test scores (Psychological Testing: An Introduction) New groups Assignment: Spreadsheets for assessment analysis #. formatting data: data to columns #. item analysisDue today
- n/a Desmos Classroom examples - [2024 math 451 collection](https://teacher.desmos.com/collection/660c198a63e7c0608c6ac580) - if time, [Pizza maker](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/60675917a656b70d671a96e7?collections=5fff36) Assignment: Spreadsheets for assessment analysis #. work timeDue today:
- Spreadsheets for assessment analysis Group Project: Math practices activity #. introduce project #. work dayDue today:
- math-practices assessments from last class Group Project: Math practices activity #. complete the collaboration survey #. complete math-practices analysesDue today:
- Math practices activity Project: Flipped tech activity #. introduction #. screen cast software #. work time #. submit proposalDue today:
- n/a Project: Flipped tech activity #. peer review of screencasts: handout, Qualtrics #. workdayDue today:
- watch screencasts for students listed Project: Flipped tech activity #. Jaden #. Abby #. Aly #. DanielDue today:
- watch screencasts for students listed Project: Flipped tech activity #. Leo #. Justin #. Michaela #. DylanDue today:
- watch screencasts for students listed Project: Flipped tech activity #. Brogan #. Madelyn #. Tommy #. DakotaDue today:
- watch screencasts for students listed Project: Flipped tech activity #. Siobhan #. Corey #. RylieStudent evals
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- Assessment analysis for Flipped tech activity - watch When technology fails (Honner) #### Other technologies #. videos: "do not disturb mode", browser bookmarks, background pictures #. VS Code? #. Staying current: RSS readers for blogs or research; MathWorld #. Video: Handbrake, YouTube downloaders #. AI: Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly #. Tablet/phone: Notability ($$) vs Good Notes (?), WolframAlpha (?), Overviewer (free) Exit ticket: Future of technology and education…