Making Math Accessible to my Students

I think the issue with math is the fact that there are a lot of uncommon symbols that are affiliated with the math language and it is hard to represent those symbols on technology. I believe that is why some of us math teachers may struggle with incorporating technology with math. However, one should not just look at the negative side of the technology. I believe that using Flipgrade for math will help modify the way students are doing their math homework. This is because not only are they just completing their assignment but they will be explaining their thinking process as they are working on a specific problem. This not only helps the student but it helps me by showing me how the student is doing and it shows me if there is a specific part of the lesson that I will need to go over again with the class. It shows me the progress and growth the student will be experiencing as they get used to explaining their thinking. This also modifies the way I am teaching since I am seeing the students work on the problems individually and I will be able to know what each student struggles with, if there is any.

Another idea is making videos for my students that has me doing an example that is similar to the assigned homework. Providing these videos will not only show how to do a specific problem but it will explain the methods that lead me to the answer and the explanation why I got the answer that I did. I believe that this redefines the way the students are learning because not only they have me as a source during class time but they will also have access to me outside of the classroom. Without technology, this would not be possible. There are videos in YouTube that may or may not relate to the unit that will be taught in my classroom and so by making these videos personal to the classroom will hopeful be very beneficial for my future students.