Jamboard: Making a Perfect Circle

by admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Google

Today my lesson involved circles so I wanted the student to model their math with circles not ellipses. The problem is, when you use the shape tool on Jamboard and click and drag you’ll end up with an elipse. Single Click The trick to getting an actual circle on...

FINALLY! RICH TEXT in GOOGLE CLASSROOM!

by admin | Apr 3, 2021 | Google

YES!! You can now BOLD, Underline, Italicize, and add a bulleted list into the description of Google Classroom Announcements and Assignments. Note that all new features always “roll out.” Meaning you might not see these new features for a few weeks. FREE:...

Google Drive: Keyboard Shortcuts

by admin | Apr 2, 2021 | Drive, Google, Intermediate, Keyboard Shortcuts

One of the most effective things you can do to become better at using the computer is to learn keyboard shortcuts. Learn one a week!! I use keyboard shortcuts in Google Drive ALL THE TIME! Link to Poster in Google Drawings P to Preview It’s a toss up between P...

DOK 0: Reflecting on My Lesson Today

by admin | Mar 26, 2021 | DOK, Lesson Design

DOK, Depth of Knowledge, is the 4 levels of critical thinking. DOK 1 is recall, memorize, follow an algorithm. Honestly, the majority of the math book is simply DOK 1. Here is the rule or formula. Here is an example. Do 30 just like it. That is low critical thinking....

Google Jamboard: Using Open Middle Math Problems

by admin | Mar 25, 2021 | Google, Jamboard, Math

Open Middle provides higher critical thinking math problems for students. DOK 2 and DOK 3 level math problems require students to strategize and figure out how they would solve the problem rather than being expected to know what the first step is. Oftentimes Open...