Padlet in Math
As my colleagues find new and exciting ways to integrate technology into their content areas, I often struggle to do the same in mathematics. I find myself being creative with the way I use a tool in order for my students to see that mathematics can be more than just computation and problem solving.
To increase student engagement and discussion, I introduced Padlet. This "virtual bulletin board" allows users to post text, links, and pictures. Often when I create a Padlet for my students, my intended purpose is for the students to reflect on the notes they took the previous night. Without using their notes, they must write at least one piece of information they remember, find an image to share with the class, or find an online resource that might be helpful for the new information we will be learning. This Padlet will be accessible via Google Classroom throughout the unit of study and students can refer back to these sources during their unit. After students have been given time to reflect and review other student responses, we reflect as a class on the notes. For example, students completed a Padlet recently about ratios and proportions, then we reflected as a class what they wrote. Although many students wrote about means and extremes, they had little understanding of what they were which lead into a great class discussion! Take a look:
To increase student engagement and discussion, I introduced Padlet. This "virtual bulletin board" allows users to post text, links, and pictures. Often when I create a Padlet for my students, my intended purpose is for the students to reflect on the notes they took the previous night. Without using their notes, they must write at least one piece of information they remember, find an image to share with the class, or find an online resource that might be helpful for the new information we will be learning. This Padlet will be accessible via Google Classroom throughout the unit of study and students can refer back to these sources during their unit. After students have been given time to reflect and review other student responses, we reflect as a class on the notes. For example, students completed a Padlet recently about ratios and proportions, then we reflected as a class what they wrote. Although many students wrote about means and extremes, they had little understanding of what they were which lead into a great class discussion! Take a look:
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