While getting students interested in math can be a challenge for teachers, TenMarks has found a fun – and timely – way to get kids buzzing about numbers. Drawing on students’ interest in sports and the excitement of the annual March Madness basketball tournament, the Math Madness contest is a great way to get kids genuinely excited about math! Through a little friendly competition, students have fun, win prizes and gain mastery in math. However, it’s not just about the cool prizes. Participating in Math Madness will spur student motivation and engagement like never before, resulting in significantly improved math confidence. Best of all, there’s no reason to worry about students struggling while competing on their own during Math Madness. TenMarks assignments provide individualized practice through a variety of tools such as hints and videos, all of which are designed to help students persevere and ultimately master challenging math problems. The Math Madness contest, now on its fifth year, has helped thousands of students strengthen their math skills. In 2015, students answered millions of questions with over 84 percent accuracy! Math Madness has amazing prizes such as Amazon Gift Cards and Amazon Fire Tablets that’ll help motivate students in the beginning. However, a week into the madness and you’ll see an enthusiasm toward math you never saw coming!

The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion about current topics in educational technology.  For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com.

 Guest

* Natalie O'Neil @TeachNV

Topics Discussed

* Goobric

* Gmath

* Doctopus

* Goobric

Jeff sits down with Matt Niemitz from Adobe Education to discuss Adobe Education Exchange, a free resource for teachers to learn how to enhance their curriculum using Adobe solutions.

The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion about current topics in educational technology.  For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com.

Recorded October 5, 2014

The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion about current topics in educational technology.  For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com

Recorded September 29, 2014

Modular Robotics are simple robots for classrooms and students of all ages.

The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology.  For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com.

Show Resources

     Google Drive

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-drive-free-online-storage/id507874739?mt=8

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs

     Google Docs

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-docs/id842842640?mt=8

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs

     Google Sheets

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-sheets/id842849113?mt=8

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets

      Google Slides

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-slides/id879478102?mt=8

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides

     Google Plus

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google+/id447119634?mt=8

          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.plus&hl=en

     Google Maps

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354?mt=8

         Maps on Play

     Google Chrome

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chrome-web-browser-by-google/id535886823?mt=8

             Chrome on play

     Gmail

          https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gmail-email-from-google/id422689480?mt=8

          Gmail on Play

Have you ever wondered what an Apple Distinguished School looks like? Have you ever thought about rolling out a successful 1:1 initiative across thousands of students and teachers? In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, Jeff sits down with Ross Cooper to discuss TL2020, a State of the Art, 21st Century vision for the Salisbury Twp. School District that not only is turning heads worldwide, but chasing the lives of students as they become college and career ready.

The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion about current topics in educational technology.  For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com.

 

Show Information

* Screen Castify 

* Padlet Mini

* Speak it 

* extensify

* Google Dictionary

* Google apps quick Launch 

* Black Menu for Google

* Google URL shortener

* Read Write for Google

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In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, Jeff sits down with Meera Vaidyanathan from TenMarks to discuss how the fantastic team at With Math I Can is pledging to boost morale and confidence of students, teachers, AND parents when it comes to teaching and learning mathematics.