1. USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS UCDMP SATURDAY SERIES 2013-2014 MIDDLE SCHOOL SESSION 3 JANUARY 25, 2014

2. REPORT OUT In November you planned a lesson “Using Games to Increase Mathematical Fluency and Deepen Understanding.” At your tables, have each person share  name/description of game tried  2 positive outcomes  1 thing you will do differently next time Be prepared to share highlights with the entire group

3. LET’S INVESTIGATE A PROBLEM Using Desmos.com on the computer, or through ipad app, construct a house. How did you construct your starting polygon? Explain the math concepts needed to construct your polygon? How could you differentiate this activity to meet the various needs of students? If you finish this quickly and want another challenge, make a face.

4. DESMOS AND DAN MEYER Go to : https://class.desmos.com/class/eamle https://class.desmos.com/class/eamle And follow the instructions to investigate the Penny Problem

5. DAN MEYER “3 ACTS” SearchSearch “Dan Meyer 3 Acts spreadsheet” for a list of lessons and their standards.

6. MATH THROUGH CODING http://learn.code.org/ http://scratch.mit.edu/ https://www.khanacademy.org/hour-of- code/hour-of-code-tutorial/v/welcome- hour-of-codehttps://www.khanacademy.org/hour-of- code/hour-of-code-tutorial/v/welcome- hour-of-code

7. PLANNING: USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS What technologies do you have at your disposal? Get into a group based on a technology you can employ in the next few weeks. Plan a lesson/activity using technology to engage students. Let us know your plan. Next session we will have you report out on your successes.