Creative Teaching
Using Your IWB
flickr user dkuropatwa
Headshot July 2008 by
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
October 12, 2009
Darren Kuropatwa eBeam Edge by flickr user eBeam
adifference.blogspot.com

1351 miles

AGENDA
9:00 - 9:30 Basic Reveal Techniques
9:30 - 10:00 Hands On: Advanced Reveal Techniques & Challenges
BREAK anytime during the hands on sessions
10:00 - 10:30 IWBs and Web 2.0
• slideshare
• blogs
• wolframalpha
• fooplot
10:30 - 11:00 Hands On: Working with Video
• kick, kiss, or pwn
• chop
• Spock and Laurie Anderson
• screenr and jing
11:00 - 12:00 Design Matters!
(an exploration of the intersection between presentation design, visual design, and
instructional design)
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH

AGENDA
1:00 - 1:30 Basic Reveal Techniques
1:30 - 2:00 Hands On: Advanced Reveal Techniques & Challenges
BREAK anytime during the hands on sessions
2:00 - 2:30 IWBs and Web 2.0
• slideshare
• blogs
• wolframalpha
• fooplot
2:30 - 3:00 Hands On: Working with Video
• kick, kiss, or pwn
• chop
• Spock and Laurie Anderson
• screenr and jing
3:00 - 4:00 Design Matters!
(an exploration of the intersection between presentation design, visual design, and
instructional design)

http://smartwestlake.pbworks.com/

Elementary Reveal Techniques
uncovered by flickr
user cambiodefractal

Factorial Notation
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Definition: reveal
n! = n•(n-1)•(n-2)•(n-3)• ......•3•2•1
0! = 1
Examples:
4! = 4•3•2•1
4! = 24
On the calculator:
[MATH] [<] [4]
Examples:
6! = 6•5•4•3•2•1
6! = 720

Combinations (the "Choose" Formula)
A combination is arrangement of objects where order does not matter.
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back
n is the number of objects On the calculator ...
available to be arranged Press: [MATH]
[<] (Prb)
[3] (nCr)
r is the number of objects
that are being arranged.

The Triangle Method ...
We use the triangle method when the vectors are arranged tip-to-tail.
6cm enlarge
Scale: 1 cm = 2 km
reveal
10cm
RESULTANT
23.4 km 59° S of E
RESULTANT
11.7 cm 59° S of E
Remember, we use measurements with a ruler and protractor to find
the "answers."

A large black ant pulls a breadcrumb N32°E with a force of 0.03 N.
A small red ant pulls with a 0.045 N force in the direction E5°S.
Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.
enlarge HOMEWORK
0.0644 N BEARING 70.48°
reveal

Expand and simplify ...
erase
reveal
a+b
2
3 3
4 6 4
delete
reveal

Rhonda lives 5 km from Morris in a
SW direction. Travis lives 5 km SW
of Thompson. Are the two vector
quantities equal? Explain.
delete
reveal
move to back
reveal

What happens when the base of an exponential function is negative?
x
co-creating ƒ(x) = (-2)
notes
ƒ(x) = (-2) x ≠ ƒ(x) = -2 x

Identify each of the following quantities as scalar or vector.
infinite clone, scalar vector
drag'n drop
(a) There are five people living (e) Jeff was driving at
in the house just north of yours. 100 km/h for 40 minutes.
(b) The airplane flew 515 (f) Jess jogged six blocks
km/h at a bearing of 315°. west along Portage Avenue.
(c) Today we had a (g) The boat was headed
30 km/h north wind. N42°W across the lake.
(d) There are 24 (h) The tires were worn out after 120 000
students in math class. kilometres of driving to and from work.

Identify each of the following quantities as scalar or vector.
layering
reveal
(a) There are five people living (e) Jeff was driving at
in the house just north of yours. 100 km/h for 40 minutes.
vector? scalar
(b) The airplane flew 515 (f) Jess jogged six blocks
km/h at a bearing of 315°. west along Portage Avenue.
vector vector
(c) Today we had a (g) The boat was headed
30 km/h north wind. N42°W across the lake.
scalar neither
(d) There are 24 (h) The tires were worn out after 120 000
students in math class. kilometres of driving to and from work.
scalar scalar

Reveal Technique
Challenges
puzzled by flickr user onkel_wart

Challenge #1
grow and reveal
I'm a
butterfly am I?
What
touch me

Challenge #2
drop and reveal
What am I eating?
cookies

Challenge #3
flashing text
Which word is most favourite ?

Challenge #4
touch and reveal
vertex
y-int
x-int

Challenge #5
touch and scroll
Why three different names?
x-int (graphically)
zeroes (numerically)
roots (symbolically)

Challenge #6
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