What did I learn?
We began this class by completing an activity where we were fitting quadrilaterals into a shape. This activity made me think about the various ways that different quadrilaterals can look and be altered to look like each other. It was only with prior knowledge of quadrilaterals that this activity would be easy to complete, but in a classroom this type of discovery could help students remember the various properties of quadrilaterals.
What do I still have questions about?
What other websites have similar manipulates? Are there physical manipulatives that would produce similar lessons? I can think of the peg board that a use rubber bands or string, but that would be difficult to produce the same results.
What are the implications for classroom practice?
I have to admit that I had a tendency to playing with the online manipulative, instead of listening to the teacher, so I know that this is something that would have to be addressed in the classroom. I would need to set clear expectations, clear time frames, or group work to address this. I’m sure this is something that will be a problem no matter what, since students tend to be so fascinated with the use of technology that they just want to “play” (especially in the younger grades).
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