Thursday, October 4, 2012

learning with Number Lines on the iPad

the "Line Em Up" iPad app by Classroom Focused Software
"mirrored" on the iPad to support students understanding of a number line
and to teach the students how to utilize the Number Line app on the iPad
Supporting students "counting of numbers to 120" (Common Core Math Grade One), Number Line apps are utilized.

Students actively engage with the Line Em Up app by Classroom Focused Software and the Number Line app by MQuiz.

Apps were "mirrored" on the SMARTboard during the focus lesson for instruction to reinforce the mathematical skill.

Promoting independent understanding and application, students learned cooperatively and collaboratively with an "iPad Math Learning Partner", utilizing and engaging with the apps on the student iPads.

"iPad Math Partners"
cooperatively applying counting skills
utilzing the Line Em Up app on the iPad
Math Partners encouraged and supported each other's understanding and application of the mathematical skill of counting by taking turns moving a tile to the appropriate location and explaining their thinking and reasoning to their partner- who asked "Why?  How do you know?" before the tile was moved.



a Butterfly mathematician explaining her thinking and reasoning
to her "iPad Math Learning Partner"
before moving the tile to a corresponding location
on the Line Em Up iPad app