This interactive whiteboard lesson on graphing quadratic equations was created using Gynzy. This tech tool allows you to create a new interactive whiteboard, or edit and use a board already created. I chose the second option, and edited a board that someone else had created on graphing quadratic equations. When editing the board, I was able to add shapes, activities, and drawings to fit what my co-op teacher wanted and to have it be more engaging for students. I was surprised at how many pre-made boards there were that I could use, and found Gynzy to have a lot of options to help make the lesson fit to the class.
Component 3D & Gynzy
Component 3D concerns how teachers are using assessment in instruction. I found Gynzy to be a helpful tool in accomplishing this. Students are actively involved, and the teacher is able to monitor their understanding. In the interactive whiteboard above, the teacher would be able to see student understanding through the activities that have students plotting points, labeling components of the curve, showing transformations, and more. The quiz at the end also allows for more formative assessment.
How can you use this tool in your future classroom?
This is a tool that I could see myself using in a future classroom. In Gynzy's library, there was a lot of boards available to use for free. I would want to use this tool to increase student engagement, as it can be more interesting for students that working through problems on the board. It also allows the teacher to assess student understanding during the lesson. While it is time consuming to create a board from scratch, I would definitely want to use boards from the library in my future classroom.
How does this experience relate to SAMR model?
It depends on how the teacher uses interactive whiteboards as to where it falls in the SAMR model. Some teachers may be tempted to put notes on an interactive whiteboard instead of the chalkboard. However, this is only substitution, or augmentation at best. When creating these activities, teachers need to consider how they can transform the learning experience. Gynzy offers activities within a project that allow students to do things no possible without technology, and this allows the lesson to be modified or even redefined.
What did you enjoy about creating the artifact?
I liked that Gynzy had a lot of projects in their library that you could choose from to use. At first, I was trying to make a presentation from scratch, and I was struggling to come up with ideas and ways to engage students. I then discovered that the library, and that there was presentations already made, even for high school math. I also liked looking at some projects for other subjects just to get ideas. I felt that this component of Gynzy made it a realistic tool to use as an educator.
Sources:
Gynzy. (2017). Smart board lessons, activities and games | Gynzy. [online] Available at: http://gynzy.com [Accessed 27 Nov. 2017].
PDE SAS. (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. [online] Available at: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf [Accessed 27 Nov. 2017].
Sites.google.com. (2017). SAMR Model - Technology Is Learning. [online] Available at: https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-learning/samr-model [Accessed 27 Nov. 2017].
Component 3D & Gynzy
Component 3D concerns how teachers are using assessment in instruction. I found Gynzy to be a helpful tool in accomplishing this. Students are actively involved, and the teacher is able to monitor their understanding. In the interactive whiteboard above, the teacher would be able to see student understanding through the activities that have students plotting points, labeling components of the curve, showing transformations, and more. The quiz at the end also allows for more formative assessment.
How can you use this tool in your future classroom?
This is a tool that I could see myself using in a future classroom. In Gynzy's library, there was a lot of boards available to use for free. I would want to use this tool to increase student engagement, as it can be more interesting for students that working through problems on the board. It also allows the teacher to assess student understanding during the lesson. While it is time consuming to create a board from scratch, I would definitely want to use boards from the library in my future classroom.
How does this experience relate to SAMR model?
It depends on how the teacher uses interactive whiteboards as to where it falls in the SAMR model. Some teachers may be tempted to put notes on an interactive whiteboard instead of the chalkboard. However, this is only substitution, or augmentation at best. When creating these activities, teachers need to consider how they can transform the learning experience. Gynzy offers activities within a project that allow students to do things no possible without technology, and this allows the lesson to be modified or even redefined.
What did you enjoy about creating the artifact?
I liked that Gynzy had a lot of projects in their library that you could choose from to use. At first, I was trying to make a presentation from scratch, and I was struggling to come up with ideas and ways to engage students. I then discovered that the library, and that there was presentations already made, even for high school math. I also liked looking at some projects for other subjects just to get ideas. I felt that this component of Gynzy made it a realistic tool to use as an educator.
Sources:
Gynzy. (2017). Smart board lessons, activities and games | Gynzy. [online] Available at: http://gynzy.com [Accessed 27 Nov. 2017].
PDE SAS. (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. [online] Available at: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf [Accessed 27 Nov. 2017].
Sites.google.com. (2017). SAMR Model - Technology Is Learning. [online] Available at: https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-learning/samr-model [Accessed 27 Nov. 2017].