Friday 3-11-11

Over the last few days the class/my teaching has felt too fragmented. We are constantly solving problems with the technology while at the same time introducing new apps all while teaching a class. I have been too excited about pushing the envelope and perhaps lost focus on the fact that we are also learning Algebra. As a result today was a pure lecture without new tools/toys/experiments with the iPads. We downloaded the notes, went over the homework and work through the problems together. Things went well and the students learned about graphing, slope intercept and all those good things. I will begin to meter the new apps/ideas out more slowly and keep the focus on the class.