Freeform Strategy Sharing

As an Instructional Technology Facilitator across four elementary buildings, I’m always looking for "path of least resistance" solutions. Recently, my teachers were looking for a more reliable way to share student math strategies in real-time. While we love Apple Classroom and AirPlay, we needed something a bit more instantaneous for quick transitions.

Enter: The Freeform Math Board.

It’s a simple setup, but it’s been a game-changer for workflow. Here is the breakdown:

• The Layout: I created a board with numbered "Learning Spots" for every student.
• The Content: I dropped a screenshot of our daily math warm-up into each spot, including a "Teacher Space" and a few extras.
• The Organization: I used Scenes to organize the board by date for the entire unit and locked elements down to prevent any accidental "resizing" mishaps!
• The Access: I generated a QR code and posted it permanently on the board so students can jump in immediately.

We are launching this with our 2nd and 4th graders next week! It’s not "high-tech" for the sake of tech—it’s just a digital space where everyone has a seat.

This is an example of what each day will look like. The only thing that will change is the warmup picture.

Scenes make this project so much easier. Students will just have to click on the date and get started on their work.

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