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TPACK Template Mobile Applications Assignment

Mobile Application for Creating Mobile Application for Collaborating

Subject Mathematics Mathematics

Grade Level 7th grade 7th grade

Learning Objective SOL: Measurement and Geometry SOL: Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

7.6 The student will 7.10 The student will

a) compare and contrast quadrilaterals based on a) determine the slope, m, as rate of change in a
their properties; and proportional relationship between two quantities
b) determine unknown side lengths or angle and write an equation in the form y = mx to
measures of quadrilaterals represent the relationship; and
c) determine the y-intercept, b, in an additive
relationship between two quantities and write an
Content

equation in the form y = x + b to represent the

relationship

My students are using the FlipGrid mobile
application on their cell phone or tablet to create a
video demonstrating the real-life application of
what they learned about quadrilaterals.
Pedagogy Planning
My students are using the MathChat mobile
application on their individual cell phones or
tablets to collaborate with their peers and to help
each other solve math problems.
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Activity The teacher will introduce the FlipGrid app by
demonstrating its use and explaining its many
applications. The teacher will then explain what is
required of the students for this activity. They can
use YouTube or Google to pull up example videos
of what their end product should look like.
In this activity, the students will be required to
make a video using the FlipGrid app. Their video
should have them comparing and contrasting two
quadrilaterals they found in their home. Using a
ruler and/or a protractor, they will be measuring
the lengths and/or angles of the objects and using
this data as their base of comparison. They should
also choose an object that is not a quadrilateral and
compare its properties to one of the previously
selected quadrilaterals. Their video should show
them taking the measurements and explaining the
similarities and differences between the objects.
They should use terms they learned in class.
They should be instructed that they can do as many
takes as they want before submitting the video to
Pedagogy
ensure that the video they submit is their best
work.
Technology FlipGrid
Technology
Available as a free app for Windows 10, iOS, and
Android in their respective app stores.
The teacher will introduce the MathChat app by
demonstrating its use and explaining its many
applications. The teacher will explain what is
required of the students for this activity. They can
use YouTube or Google to pull up example videos
of how they can use the app and the tools that are
included.
In this activity, the students will be randomly
assigned to groups of two. Each student will solve a
different math problem within the app, making
sure to show their work. After they have solved the
problem, they will share their work with their
partner. The partner will evaluate their work, being
sure to utilize the markup tool to correct any errors
they find. They will also be communicating with
each other via the chat box. This allows the
students to not only talk about the corrections
made (if any) but also to see their partner correct
any errors in real time. Once they finish
collaborating, they can check their answers.
The students will be instructed to work through at
least three problems this way.
MathChat
Available as a free app for iOS. They are free to use
this app on their individual devices if compatible,
but primary use will be on school iPads.