tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post2585749705929402503..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: "A Solution In Search of a Problem"Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-43428655944124592472013-10-26T09:38:55.526-07:002013-10-26T09:38:55.526-07:00Whiteboard and pens. Much cheaper, just as good i...Whiteboard and pens. Much cheaper, just as good if not better.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-39338657925525024102013-10-26T08:09:29.708-07:002013-10-26T08:09:29.708-07:00I've been able to use geogebra to help my kids...I've been able to use geogebra to help my kids grasp some geometry theorems pretty quickly, as a replacement for making them construct a bajillion parallel lines and transferrals.<br /><br />I actually prefer my projector, because I have it project onto my whiteboard. Then I just raw on/over the image. I had to stop doing that this year, though... I have a legally blind student that I post all the class notes for at the end of the day, and the stuff on the board doesn't get recorded! Having a tablet instead of the Mobi and desktop and elmo would make that task easier... (Though to be honest, I'd rather an android tablet like the Google nexus 10, over an ipad...)Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727049381343668364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-50242085420504088502013-10-25T22:25:35.365-07:002013-10-25T22:25:35.365-07:00I think I posted this here before, but I started u...I think I posted this here before, but I started using a Note 10.1. The stylus is a wacom stylus, so it is near perfect writing. I can move freely around the room since it is wireless. And I save the notes as pdf files and upload them to the school's website. It is nicer than using my whiteboard, makes my triangles and circles perfect, and I use so many different colors the notes now look better.Mr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282059797251178491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-21752404982663568342013-10-25T15:52:03.304-07:002013-10-25T15:52:03.304-07:00For the past two and a half years I used an ELMO, ...For the past two and a half years I used an ELMO, one I purchased myself, with my computer and projector. When the school district enacted security on the computers, I had to remove my personal ELMO from the computer and projector; I ran its output to the TV in my classroom. I received compliments from other teachers on the quality of the image on the TV versus the projector.<br /><br />As I am an elementary school teacher, I find that using an iPad works to spur student interest in science and social studies more than actually teaching concepts, even when outputting to a TV.<br /><br />Based on personal experience, I'd say that a $700 ELMO is more flexible than a $500 iPad for presenting information to an entire classroom. Don't get me started on SMARTboards, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5115489825834351002013-10-25T13:04:21.937-07:002013-10-25T13:04:21.937-07:00I use Graph.exe to graph on my computer, and it...I use Graph.exe to graph on my computer, and it's great.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-42721597814956211592013-10-25T11:31:09.933-07:002013-10-25T11:31:09.933-07:00Darren, I've been working with an iPad for fou...Darren, I've been working with an iPad for four years now, and I must tell you that the only time I graph on there is for implicit graphing, a 3D object (both using QuickGraph) or a vector field (using MathStudio). I haven't used my desktop copy of Maple in a few years because I have the apps, but that's still not something I'll use to teach with...Joshua Sasmorhttp://people.setonhill.edu/sasmornoreply@blogger.com