Answer at least one of the following:1. Describe something you learned2. Questions you have or something you would like to learn more about3. Describe connections to classroom practice
I absolutely loved what we did today! We started off doing more Geometer's Sketchpad and playing with some manipulatives involving algebra scales and function dynagraphs and then moved onto using Fathom to look at data. What I liked so much today was that we did very little or no computations at all. Instead, we were looking at functions and equations in graphical ways and analyzing what the data meant.
Thinking about how this changes the way we learn or teach math, I can see a movement away from number crunching and computation to making meaning of data that we use in equations and tables. I can see technology as a way to engage students in more meaningful experiences with mathematics. Using real-life data in Fathom and looking at trends or patterns can help kids use math vocabulary such as slope, but instead of slope being just a number, it's shape can be interpreted to mean something. Fathom is such a simple statistical tool to use to teach statistics. I was engaged through all the activities today and did not feel like I was doing a lot of math. I would hope that incorporating technology into my math lessons will make my students feel the same way.
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