{"id":1494,"date":"2011-07-19T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T23:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2011-07-19T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T23:46:15","slug":"learning-with-gizmos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech4mathed.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/19\/learning-with-gizmos\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning with Gizmos!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I was at ISTE this past June, I had the good fortune to visit the Explorelearning<\/a> booth. \u00a0 I have seen some of their online math and science interactive simulations (called Gizmos) on their website before, but this time I really wanted to dig deeper.<\/p>\n

I obtained a teacher subscription to their full site where I can create classes, and then add the Gizmos I want to each class. \u00a0The Gizmos even come with lesson plans and teacher created activities! \u00a0You can add your own classroom ideas to a Gizmo as well.<\/p>\n

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I set up my first class: Math For Elementary Teachers. \u00a0 I then started adding some Gizmos for my students to view.<\/p>\n

On the Explorelearning website<\/a> the Gizmos are sorted by grade level and topic. \u00a0 The first one I chose was an interactive lesson on factoring numbers.<\/p>\n

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A student can start with any number on the board they want, and then start factoring it by dragging the circles that are factors to the board. \u00a0There are great “how-to” videos that go with every Gizmo, in case the student (or the teacher) does not understand how to use the simulation.<\/p>\n

When a student has run through the simulation as many times as they want, they can take the assessment at the end. \u00a0 Some questions are visual, based on the Gizmo (like the example below), and some are numerical to see if they can go beyond using the Gizmo.<\/p>\n

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I will have my pre-service students evaluating and choosing their favorite Gizmos for different areas of Elementary mathematics this Fall semester. \u00a0I can’t wait to see their reactions to these amazing math and science simulations!<\/p>\n

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