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Evan Romer

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Registered: 1/8/09

Re: iPads -CLINOMETER
Posted: Jun 2, 2011 7:23 PM

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I have one on my iPod Touch called "Yacht Clinometer." I don't know
how it compares to the one that Liz's colleague uses.

Evan Romer
Susquehanna Valley HS
Conklin NY 13748

On Jun 2, 2011, at 12:20PM, Robert Orchanian wrote:

> GREAT!
> What's the name of the app?
>
> To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Subject: Re: What is Allowed for Regents Exams? and iPads
> From: elizwaite@aol.com
> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:55:50 -0400
>
> Regarding ipads...one of the teachers in my school loaded a free
> clinometer app and used it outside to measure the height of the
> building...apparently also available for cell phones, I think.
> Liz Waite
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TKENYON <TKENYON@crcs.wnyric.org>
> To: nyshsmath <nyshsmath@mathforum.org>
> Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 4:32 pm
> Subject: RE: What is Allowed for Regents Exams? and iPads
>
> Worth noting to those without the press to test calculators (TI
> 83+): some students are more tech savvy than teachers. There are
> programs out there that will simulate that the memory has been
> cleared. i.e. You cannot just give students instructions to clear
> their memory, then walk up and down the rows of students and check
> that their screen says it has been cleared. They can run a program
> to make the screen say whatever they want it to say, including the
> same thing you see after the memory has allegedly been erased. You
> must manually clear the memories yourself (or, of course with the
> use of other trained proctors.) Also, you need to know how to
> clear ALL memory; I've run into students who knew how to archive
> things into their memory so that a few clicks later during the test
> & it was back.
>
> I've found it easiest to have all the calculators in my possession a
> day before the exam- then I clear all the memories as well as
> replace any batteries of calculators that say that the batteries are
> low. If I had to clear 150 calculators at the beginning of an
> exam, it'd take me at least 15-20 minutes to do it manually. (I'm
> assuming the student:proctor ratio is better than 150:1 in even the
> worst situations though.)
>
> Also, speaking of graphing calculators, other than covering one
> standard indicator - solution to a quadratic/linear system of
> equations graphically - how have many of you used graphing
> calculators to enhance instruction in Geometry? I used so many
> other resources with a Promethean board that the graphing
> calculators took a back seat, except for the 15 minutes or so spent
> reviewing those systems of equations from last year.
>
> ***
> Also, next year, I'm going to be piloting a program where my
> students will be working with iPads in the classroom; moodling; that
> sort of stuff. Anyone have any experience in using iPads with
> Geometry? And any feedback on how well it worked/resources you
> might have found, etc? I'd hate to reinvent the wheel
> (particularly since I'll be teaching 4 different wheels and have to
> develop a lot of things for all four of them.) And, if people had
> bad experiences using iPads as a teaching tool, I'd love to know
> what to beware of.
> ***
>
> -Tom Kenyon
> CRCS Mathematics/Physics
> tkenyon@crcs.wnyric.org
>
>
> -----owner-nyshsmath@mathforum.org wrote: -----
> To: <nyshsmath@mathforum.org>
> From: "Westendorf, Neal"
> Sent by: owner-nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Date: 05/31/2011 02:36PM
> Subject: RE: What is Allowed for Regents Exams?
>
> It is our understanding, however, that SED is requiring us to make
> the OS change. TI at least made a partial change that I understand
> does not look or function particularly different for the kids. It
> does however meet the functionality requirements. I have not made
> the change yet but it is on this week's list so they get some time
> with the updated look. Then I'll have to load the completely
> updated version for next year but it doesn?t have to be done now.
> A necessary nuisance and extra work to satisfy someone who doesn?t
> have any idea what we do everyday...
>
> Neal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nyshsmath@mathforum.org [mailto:owner-nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> ] On Behalf Of precopio@nycap.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:55 PM
> To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Cc: VivMathGirl
> Subject: Re: What is Allowed for Regents Exams?
>
> Yes, provide the calculators.
> - ---- VivMathGirl <viv_mcnickle@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Perfect, thanks! From other educators out there who've had to
> update
> > the OS for all their school's calculators, do you have any
> thoughts on
> > making this process a little less overwhelming? Lots going on and
> > want to get this checked off the list- Viv
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