C4T#3: "Arvind Grover"

Screen Smart Parenting By: Jodi Gold

In his post Mr. Grover review Jodi Gold's book. It was a very good review on the book and taught me a lot about how to let my children and students have space when using technology, but also how to be safe. 

My comment:

Mr. Grover:

My name is Kristin Evans, I'm a student at the University of South Alabama in the EDM 310 Class. Your post has really enlightened me on how to deal with this situation with my future students or children. The internet can me a scary place to just let your students/children explore, without the right guidelines. The points you brought up are really important to build that trust between and your students, and to make you feel more comfortable with them using technology. Jodi Gold seems to haven't written a great book. I will definitely have to look into purchasing it.

Thank you for your time.

— Kristin Evans

His comment back:

Kristin, thanks for the comment. I’m glad that you found the review useful. We’ve since had Jodi back at our high school and she was most well received. Enjoy the book!
— arvind s grover

Photomath App


This app, without overstating it, is a game changer to me. It is a game changer because students will inevitably use it. The challenge for teachers becomes that knowing that, how will we assign work accordingly?

The best assignment I could imagine would be for students to design their own app with the same functionality, the ability to solve problems. What would a computer need to be told to do to be an effective problem solver?

I am not sure why, but I am really stunned by the capabilities of this seemingly simple app.

My comment:

Mr. grover,
Hi , I am a student at the University of South Alabama. Thank you so much for posting this great video on the Photomath app. I think your idea of having the students create an app is a really good place to start. It's going to take a lot of research, but I think the students will enjoy it more than solving math problems. They will also find it more meaningful and interesting. They can see the purpose behind it. Yes, you can use an app to solve any math problem, but someone has to create it.
Thank you again,

— Kristin Evans

His comment back:

Hi Kristin, thanks for reading. I think that students designing apps is
great, and they also have to learn fundamentals. I am really enjoying the
book "Made To Stick" by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel which teachers how
well-designed fundamental instruction gives rise to creativity and greater
problem solving. It's worth a look.
— arvind s grover