Category: Technology

  • Tracking time for annual reviews

    I have a problem. Or rather, I had a problem. This problem has gone on for the last four years, and this year I am finally doing something about it. In my role as a Master Teacher, I have a role statement on file with my Dean at at the University. It says that I…

  • Comparing the #MTBoS & #ITeachMath hashtags

    Jennifer Fairbanks has been promoting the #MTBoS2020 hashtag, where you create a blog post on the 20th of each month this year. As my contribution for this first month, I thought I would continue my look at how hashtags are used on Twitter by the math community. My last post on hashtags looked at the…

  • Why do we punish learners in math class?

    I am all fired up and angry about a new graphing calculator app today. Not that the app exists, but the way they are selling it. Reason number 1: I don’t know what to say about this other than express my complete and utter revulsion at the ideas expressed by this new graphing calculator app…

  • MTBoS Resources

    I took yesterday off of blogging because of being overwhelmed with todo lists for work. Fixed that. Yay! So, another #BlAugust post for me. OMG! I also earned a “Star of the Week” from Meg Craig for this post! Wow. That is an honor coming from her. She also made a shortlink for the page:…

  • Software that makes my life easy

    I have been searching for a bulletproof, simple, and efficient backup solution for my PC for about two years now. I have tried several different tools, online versions, software versions, and nothing really worked for me. Maybe I was too picky. More like too lazy, really. First off, my requirements: I have read repeatedly about the…

  • NYT – You blew it

    In my Feedly this morning popped up the article by Larry Ferlazzo called, “Disappointing NY Times Article On Teachers & ‘A Sharing Economy’.” Okay, let me be more blunt. I am not disappointed in the NYT, I am frustrated and a little ticked off. It stems from this article in the NYT: A Sharing Economy…

  • Additional Plot.ly v. JMP comparisons

    My learners have been using Plot.ly for a week, and have asked me a ton of questions on how to do certain things with their data. I wanted to add details to my last post on Plot.ly v. JMP and tell you the decision I made regarding the issue. All of the questions I have below…

  • AP Stats learners using Plot.ly

    I pushed my AP Stats learners to use Plot.ly this year for their projects instead of JMP as I have in previous years. I am not sure if I like it better or worse, but I definitely have some frustrations. Let’s go through the good points first. 1. After the learners had their data in…

  • An email I just sent to my dept

    I just sent this email to my department today. The subject was “If you still assign drill and kill problems”. I am posting the text of the email without comment. It was spurred by a conversation on Twitter with @DDmeyer and @JStevens009. Text is below: Good morning all, Hate to be the bearer of unwelcome…

  • Quiet but busy day

    Today was my quiet day, only two classes. But, I was busy all lunch upgrading my learners calculators!   Yes, that is the pile I have done today at lunch. About 5 learners have already come in and picked their calculator up, thank goodness. I am a bit nervous having $1200 of calculators sitting on…