1. Math department 1:1 meeting
Professional Development
October 1, 2015

2. Adding a button to the side bar
Is there a website you want your students to go to frequently?
Khan Academy
Aspen
Textbook Website

3. Adding people to your class

4. announcements
Announcements are used to communicate with students about the logistics of your course. As soon as you have created an Announcement, Canvas takes care of notifying students according to their preferred Notification Preferences.
Possible Uses:
Notify students about a change in plans
Remind students about an important assignment
Point students to internal and external resources that will help them achieve success (websites, video tutorials, after school hours, Math Lab)

5. Notification preferences
Notification Preferences allow users to select how and when they want to be notified when various events occur within a course. Notifications are applied to all courses in Canvas.
Students can change their notification preferences as well.

6. Sketchpad https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
Draw, Create, Share!
Students use touchscreen to “write” their answer
Can choose your pen type and color, paper type
Can save it as a google doc or pdf

7. Nearpod Is an interactive presentation and assessment tool
Don’t have to rely on pupils being able to see the board
Used to help students with visual impairments
You can add quiz questions and polls to existing Powerpoint Presentations
You control the pace of the lesson, students cannot click ahead

8. Chromebook apps 1. GeoGebra
Creates interactions that students need in order to “absorb” mathematical concepts
Makes math tangible
Teachers can connect with other teachers
2. Desmos Graphing Calculator
Free online graphing calculator
Immediate feedback on how a graph changes
3. Mind Meister
Students can create graphic organizers/study guides
Help students see the “big picture”

9. discussion
How is your Chromebook classroom adventure going?