Kimi Van Spronsen

Honors Math Analysis

UNIT PLAN: Analytic Trigonometry
LENGTH: 8 Days
CLASS: Honors Math Analysis

Summary: In this unit students will be studying how to use the fundamental trigonometric identities to
evaluate trigonometric function, simplify trigonometric expressions, develop additional trigonometric
identities and solve trigonometric equations.

Lesson Title: Technology and
Reasoning.
ACE Technology
Uses
Advantages of
technology
Possible
Problems/Challenges
1. Using
Fundamental
Identities
Introduction,
Using the
Fundamental
Identities.
Explain
Everything
AppTeacher
uses the app to
present new
vocabulary and
key terms to the
students. The
beginning of a trig
unit involves
multiple terms
and identities that
can easily be
shared with this
whiteboard app.
YouTube-video
clip is used to give
C-Content Explain
Everything will
be used to present
the lecture to the
students. The
teacher will be
walking around
the classroom
with the iPad
introducing the
vocabulary
without having to
be tied to the
whiteboard.
YouTube will be
used to show a
short clip on the
Explain
Everything allows
the teacher to be
mobile in the
room, increasing
classroom
management. The
teacher can also
hand off the iPad
to any student in
the room and have
them complete a
problem from
their seat for the
whole room to
see. The app can
also record the
In order for both of
theses apps to be
effective there must be a
strong internet
connection. In addition
the use of YouTube
raises the risk of
inappropriate ads and
other material being
given to the students
throughout the use of
the app. The Explain
Everything app has a
harder interface that
requires the teacher to
be familiar with the app.
When handing the app
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students a real life
application of
trigonometric
identities to help
answer the why
we learn this
question.
uses of
trigonometric
identities to
predict whether
patterns in
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lesson, which can
then be emailed or
posted on the web
for students who
were absent or
who need extra
review.
YouTube allows
the teacher to
draw and
implement
outside resources
and to engage the
students through
short videos.
Seeing math in
action is a
powerful tool for
students and a
great motivator as
to why it is
needed in the
world.
to students to use they
may be confused on how
to utilize all of its
features to complete the
problem.
These challenges can be
resolved by having the
teacher take time to
ensure they are familiar
with Explain
Everything and can give
students a short tutorial
at the beginning of class
with key directions and
actions that can be
accomplished through
the app. In addition the
YouTube videos can be
prescreened to locate
any material that would
be inappropriate for the
classroom audience.

2. Verifying
Trigonometric
Identities
Trig Wizard
AppProvides
students with a
visual aid in
developing their
understanding of
trigonometric
C-Content
E-Expression
Trig Wizard will
be used to give
students a visual
representation of
the trigonometric
functions
throughout the
Poplet allows
students to
organize their
ideas and easily
rearrange the
identities that are
connected with
A possible challenge
with Poplet is the
amount of time that is
needed to create such a
word map. Another
problem is that only one
or two students can
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identities
Poplet App
This app is
appropriate for
this lesson
because of the
large number of
identities that
exist. This app will
help students
organize the
information into
categories and sub
categories.
unit circle. The
app can also be
used to evaluate
different trig
values and
identities, through
the use of
triangles and the
unit circle.
Poplet will be
used by the
teacher to help
lead the class in
creating a word
map liking all of
the trigonometric
identities together
into different
categories.
Students will help
arrange and
rearrange the
identities to assist
in noticing
patterns and key
uses of each
identity.
one another.
There is no need
to erase and the
creation of the
poplet web helps
students
recognize and
make connections
for themselves.
Trig Wizard
provides students
with a
simultaneous
viewing of the trig
functions along
with the
progression
around the unit
circle. Being able
to see both
movements
increases
understanding
and provides a
live time example
that could not be
accomplished on a
white board.
assist the teacher at a
time with the production
of the word web, which
in turn leaves the rest of
the class as idle
participants. Trig
Wizard has a tendency
to crash if used for long
periods of times and
requires a strong
wireless internet
connection.
A counter to the
problem with poplet is
to engage the rest of the
class as the contributors
to the poplet while the
student holding the iPad
is the secretary. In this
manner the students are
all participating in the
flow of information. The
wireless connection
should be checked
before hand to ensure its
stability before the
lesson.
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3. Solving
Trigonometric
Equations
Animator Free
AppAllows
students to
express and create
a step by step
procedure and
process through a
flip book for the
steps needed to
solve
trigonometric
equations.
Educreations
AppProvides
the teacher with a
portable
whiteboard that
projects to the
entire class. This
app is appropriate
for the content
delivery because it
allows the teacher
to be active in the
classroom while
still proceeding
with direct
instruction.
E-expression
C-Content
Educreations
will be used to
present the
lecture to the
students. The
teacher will be
walking around
the classroom
with the iPad
introducing the
new information
without having to
be tied to the
whiteboard.
Animator Free
will be used to
create a flipbook
of the process of
solving a
trigonometric
equation. This app
will be used in a
station set up.
Students will work
in small groups
and rotate
through creating a
flipbook of
different
problems. All of
Animator Free
allows the
students to
determine each
step in the process
and then see the
visual progression
of the solution as
the flipbook
proceeds through
each step.
Educreations
allows the teacher
to be mobile in the
room, increasing
classroom
management. The
teacher can also
hand off the iPad
to any student in
the room and have
them complete a
problem from
their seat for the
whole room to
see. The app can
also record the
lesson, which can
then be emailed or
posted on the web
Educreations has a 30-
minute recording limit
on the lecture series. It is
also limited in the ways
in which the recorded
session can be shared.
The only options for
sharing is by sharing a
link or emailing the file.
Animator free can only
handle a certain number
of pages and can be slow
to respond. In order to
fully use this app a
better option would be
to upgrade to the full
app for $1.99.
To better use the
Educreations app the
teacher can pre-write
much of the material on
the different pages of the
app. This will decrease
the amount of recording
time needed to write out
different problems and
definitions and allow the
lesson to be recorded in
a 30-minute time frame.
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the problems will
then be shared
with the class and
discussed.
for students who
were absent or
who need extra
review.
4. Sum and
Difference
Formulas
Socratic-The use
of this app
provides the
teacher with an
instant
assessment and
gauge of the
understanding of
the students.
Students are able
to quickly respond
and be corrected
instantly on any
errors they make.
A-Assessment Socratic will be
used to give a mid-
unit quiz to check
for levels of
understanding.
The automatically
generated data
can allow the
teacher to
formulate a plan
to remediate and
strengthen areas
of weakness in the
learning goals.
This technology
provides the
teacher with
instant data
results on student
responses. The
data is complied
into a table, which
can be emailed to
the teacher for
further
assessment. In
addition
assessments are
automatically
graded providing
students with
immediate
feedback as to
their performance.
A possible challenge of
using Socratic as an
assessment tool is that it
is limited to multiple
choice and True/False
type questions. Students
are unable to show any
work or process, an
important part of math,
and can also not type
any free responses. This
app also requires each
student to have a
response device in the
form of an app or e-
clicker device.
To counter these
problems the teacher
can create SAT type
practice questions
related to the content or
pull sample questions
from previous SATs.
This allows the students
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to use the Socratic app
without any free
responses and also helps
them prepare for the
SAT environment of
multiple-choice math.
5. Multiple Angles
and Product Sum
Formulas
Skitch App
This app allows
the students or
teacher to
annotate directly
on top of a
diagram. An
equation can be
uploaded as a pic
file into Skitch and
a student can then
write and edit the
photo and save
the changes.
Stick Pick App
This app is a
classroom
management tool
that is a can of
virtual popsicle
sticks with the
students names on
them. The teacher
can randomly
C-Content
A -Assessment
Stick Pick will be
used to randomly
select students
throughout the
class to work on
the iPad and
annotate the
different equation.
It will also be used
to randomly pick
students to assess
their
understanding of
previous material
with a verbal
check at the
beginning of the
class. Skitch will
be used to
annotate and
share the multiple
formulas
associated with
this lessons study.
Skitch allows the
students to be
active participants
in the creation of
the multiple and
product sum angle
formulas. As each
formula is
discussed and
annotated they
can be saved into
a larger file that
can then be
shared with the
class via email or
an LMS.
The advantage of
using Stick Pick
is it help track the
number of times
each student has
participated and
also is large
enough for all
The capabilities of the
Skitch are limited and it
is difficult to upload
mathematics equations
into the app without
transferring them as
picture files. In addition
the constant switching
between apps involved
to use Skitch and Stick
Pick simultaneously may
be distracting and time
consuming for the
students. Using the iPad
shortcut of swiping with
four fingers from side to
side will help eliminate
the time between Skitch
activities and keep the
students involved and
on task.
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choose names and
track how many
times each
student has
answered a
question or
created a Skitch
diagram. It is also
a great way to do
an informal
assessment of the
students by asking
questions and
randomly asking
students for the
answers.
A student will be
in charge of
showing the
differences in the
equation and
writing any key
information on the
diagram as the
class lecture
proceeds. This
information is
displayed on the
projector screen
for the entire class
and then saved
and distributed to
the class at the
end of the lesson.
students to be
able to see the
sticks being
drawn when the
app is projected
on the screen.