Session 6

Representing data

In accord with the most recent NCTM standards, all students (K-12) should be able to, "Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them." 

Technology can help address this goal when students learn how to use spreadsheets and their graphing capabilities.

A. Demo: How to create a spreadsheet and graph data using Numbers. 

• Look at existing spreadsheets
• Look at process of turning data into a variety of graphs

B. Task: Create a spreadsheet based on M&M data.

• Create a new Numbers file and name it "T4T."
• Label columns for predicting numbers of each color M&M and actual counts
• Graph data

Resources: Here's a huge list of activities, each of which involves the use of data (collecting, analyzing, and displaying).

 

Session 5

Digital photography

A. Discussion topic: why take photos? 

• How does the ultimate purpose matter?
• What can be done with digital photos?

B. Using iPhoto to edit and organize photos

1. iPhoto demonstration
2. Today's task - using photos from the Library of Congress Flickr pilot select at least 5 photos, and download them to a folder on your desktop. Then open iPhoto and import your photos into a new event... name the event. Edit the photos (practice using the editing tools). Next create a new folder and drag at least some of the photos into the folder. 
3. Add a new post to your blog in which you will create an assignment using some or all of the photos you worked with today.

To learn more about taking and working with digital photography, see:

Digital Cameras: A beginner's guide

Adorama Imaging Resource Center

Digital Photography Tutorials

Session 4

A. Add widgets to your blog (see Session 2, B 5), using those you see in the sidebar of my blog as a model.

B. WebQuest assignment from Session 3.