Using Recording and Note-taking Devices to Improve Math Instruction Karen Plaster, Lynne Pachnowski, and Gary Holliday The University of Akron, Ohio Contact: Karen plaster kbp9@uakron.edu

Agenda Introductions Overview How to use the technology Practice in small groups Sharing files Other uses for Teacher Educators

Introduction What are the roles and impacts emerging technologies can have for improving the work of educational researchers, teacher educators, and classroom teachers ? 2

Introduction The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Teachers states that teachers “should use technology to enhance their students learning opportunities by selecting or creating mathematical tasks that take advantage of what technology can do efficiently and well—graphing, visualizing, and computing.” NCTM, 2000, p. 25 4

Livescribe Pen Livescribe.com

Livescribe Dot Paper

Working With The Files

Time to Practice with Pen Choose a question to interview other members in your group: Who was your most memorable teacher? If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? What is your favorite activity outside of work/school? 14

Feedback on Livescribe Pen What were your Impressions? How else could you use this? What are other educational uses? 15

Practice Time Take notes like you normally would while watching the demonstration (i.e. with pencil and regular paper)

Discussion What were the challenges to taking notes with pencil and regular paper in this manner?

Practice Time Now take notes using the Livescribe pen while watching the demonstration.

How did your note taking change when using the Livescribe pen? Discussion How did your note taking change when using the Livescribe pen?

Examining Teachers’ and Students’ Classroom Discourse 11

Oral Assessment Protocols 13

iPad iPad vs. Livescribe pen is largely a matter of personal preference Typing on the iPad is an adjustment but easier than you might think! Many choices of free/inexpensive apps AudioNote – bare bones: time stamps; simple drawing; email PaperDesk – bells & whistles: fuller keyboard; integration with GoogleDocs, Dropbox, etc.; drawing palette; pictures

AudioNote Bare Bones: Times stamp on each line Can make simple line drawings Can email text, image and audio files Trial version limited to 10 minutes of recording

PaperDesk Bells and Whistles: Fuller keyboard Integration with GoogleDocs, Dropbox, PaperDesk, etc. Extensive drawing palette Can include pictures Folders Trial version limited to 3 pages per notebook

Sharing Files Audio and video can be shared with the student teacher Livescribe AudioNote PaperDesk

Main Education App Categories Classroom Management used for management and organization Instructional Strategies used to improve teaching procedures Curriculum Content  used to teach mathematics content 26

Category 1: Classroom Management Examples:   PowerTeacher – Posting assignments and grading TeacherPal – Tracks attendance, grade, and behavior Teachers Pick – Random selection of students 27

Category 1: Classroom Management Teachers Pick   28

Category 2: Instructional Strategies Examples: Splashtop Whiteboard – Interactive Presentation Youtube - Videos e-Clicker – Bell Ringers Smartnote – Note taking 29

Category 2: Instructional Strategies e-Clicker 30

Category 2: Instructional Strategies e-Clicker 31

Category 3: Content - Mathematics Examples: Math Graphics – intuitive graphing calculator Geometry Pro – tutorial for geometry skills Algebra Touch – refreshes algebra skills like simplifications, commutativity, factorization, etc. 32

Category 3: Content - Mathematics Math Graphics 33

Other Applications for Teacher Educators Inservice and Preservice Research Audio capture where video consent cannot be obtained Clarification for transcriptions Collection of participant work Use with groups in traditional and field settings

Questions? Karen plaster kbp9@uakron.edu