I have been tinkering with this math app and am in L-O-V-E! Math has not been my all-time favorite subject...but there's something about this app that
Here are 10 reasons to download & use it:
1) Students enter your class through a code. This makes signing up a breeze and easier on the teacher end. I teach three different math classes, so I have students grouped as such.
2) Plenty of word problems to start off and many from The Math Forum. Can be filtered by grade (4th-8th but there's some 2nd, 3rd), mathematical strand/topic, level (elementary, middle, high), and author. You can also add your own math problems to the mix. This was helpful with a district-wide prompt.
3) The bundle of work done in the app is referred to as a Thinklet. It captures exactly what it is...love the name.
4) Breaks word problems into 4 clear phases (Based on Polya's Problem Solving Techniques), helping students better comprehend and attack the problem: Understand, Plan, Solve and Review. These four steps are on four sequential screens.
5) In the UNDERSTAND phase, students can use the highlight tool to identify the important elements to the problem and/or strike-through the unimportant information.
Here are 10 reasons to download & use it:
1) Students enter your class through a code. This makes signing up a breeze and easier on the teacher end. I teach three different math classes, so I have students grouped as such.
2) Plenty of word problems to start off and many from The Math Forum. Can be filtered by grade (4th-8th but there's some 2nd, 3rd), mathematical strand/topic, level (elementary, middle, high), and author. You can also add your own math problems to the mix. This was helpful with a district-wide prompt.
3) The bundle of work done in the app is referred to as a Thinklet. It captures exactly what it is...love the name.
4) Breaks word problems into 4 clear phases (Based on Polya's Problem Solving Techniques), helping students better comprehend and attack the problem: Understand, Plan, Solve and Review. These four steps are on four sequential screens.
5) In the UNDERSTAND phase, students can use the highlight tool to identify the important elements to the problem and/or strike-through the unimportant information.
6) Also in the UNDERSTAND phase is an area to place an estimate. It makes the students think about reasonable options prior to launching into a solution.
7) In the PLAN phase, there is a handy list to acknowledge and check-off different strategies to solving the problem. This helps to clarify student thinking and exposure to different ways to solve a problem. It also gives students space to write out their plan to clarify their thinking.
8) The next phase, SOLVE, allows students to screencast their solution. There are annotation tools, ability to import pictures and voice recording. Students love to talk and show their thinking.
9) The last phase is REVIEW. Students are prompted to do just that: review their process, screencast, and answer through prompts. From there, students submit the Thinklet to either their class or teacher.
10) Here it comes....CueThink's hashtag to life #MakeMathSocial. Once students submit their problem to the class, they now have the opportunity to watch their fellow students's Thinklets' and make annotations. The opportunity to see how their peers solve the problem, instead of the just the teacher....sign me up!!
7) In the PLAN phase, there is a handy list to acknowledge and check-off different strategies to solving the problem. This helps to clarify student thinking and exposure to different ways to solve a problem. It also gives students space to write out their plan to clarify their thinking.
8) The next phase, SOLVE, allows students to screencast their solution. There are annotation tools, ability to import pictures and voice recording. Students love to talk and show their thinking.
9) The last phase is REVIEW. Students are prompted to do just that: review their process, screencast, and answer through prompts. From there, students submit the Thinklet to either their class or teacher.
10) Here it comes....CueThink's hashtag to life #MakeMathSocial. Once students submit their problem to the class, they now have the opportunity to watch their fellow students's Thinklets' and make annotations. The opportunity to see how their peers solve the problem, instead of the just the teacher....sign me up!!