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April 2012 - Posts
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As I was searching the other day, I came across two great sites chock full of information from teachers near and far. There are many different games, activities, resources, and technology that comes from the classroom in these two blogs. The first is Read More...
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Please, teach with your iPad. Math applications can range from flash cards to graphing calculators. One day an iPad can be a textbook, next a calculator, then review sheets. Lately, there have been several reference apps that contain formulas and other Read More...
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If you were as unfortunate as I, then you were not at the Mobile Learning conference in Phoenix, Arizona of the weeks April 11-13th. And if you were congratulations on all the fun things you learned. This is a great resource but attached below is the Read More...
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Mathalicious is an educational site where students are given real world problems and it suppose to make students more engaged in the classroom, (which I agree with). Oh, I guess I should say this now ( WPE means WORST PRODUCT EVER ). As I was watching Read More...
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I was trying to figure out why Algebra III students did not care for sine and cosine, and I figured it had to do with scary looking sheet I gave them yesterday...... THE UNIT CIRCLE! (They weren't thrilled). But, as I was digging online I found some really Read More...
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When students' eyes glisten with excitement and their faces reflect the dawn of understanding, you know that true learning is taking place. With SpicyNodes, self-directed exploration and interactive learning fuel the curiosity and wonder that come so Read More...
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Literature circles inherently promote student ownership of learning. In this learning model, students take responsibility for choosing their own books, directing discussion groups, assigning role for student inquiry, and constructing meaningful interpretations Read More...
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MentorMob is like Gooru. This is a website where you can create a learning playlist of your own. This would work great for students with IEP's or students you know of that will have difficulty in a specific area. You can browse made lists or create your Read More...
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GameSalad is an online community that empowers everyone to express and share their ideas through games. The company was founded on the belief that all people should have the tools to make popular games, limited only by the boundaries of their imaginations. Read More...
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Why does writing matter? Why does digital writing matter? Digital writing is the future of writing in the work place and college. Writing production in math should use technology, including the internet, to produce publish, and update individual or shared Read More...
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Virtual worlds have invaded colleges and its only time before they reach high school, middle school, and even elementary levels. (Now some good teachers are employing this now, but I digress). There are many different websites for avatars and virtual Read More...
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Over the past decade, Differentiated Instruction has taught us that students are most successful when they’re instructed at their point of need. This is especially true for beginning readers and writers. That’s why guided reading is such a powerful tool. Read More...
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Read: To apprehend the meaning of a book, writing, etc. be perceiving the form and relation of the printed or written characters. Math is a language that people use to communicate, to solve problems, to engage in recreation, and to create works of art Read More...
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Writing lesson plans can be a daunting task for even the most prepared teacher. Let’s face it, lesson plan writing for practicum experiences or teacher training programs is vastly different from writing lessons for the “real world.” Just as an architect Read More...
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New democratic social media tools give new freedom, increased creativity and responsibility for the learners. Modern learners inhabit various spaces: Weblogs (Blogger, Wordpress), microblogging environments (Jaiku, Twitter), social repositories of new Read More...
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You know the students in your classes who say I am just not a math person, or math doesn't come easy to me. Is it the parents fault for this being the way now? Sometimes I think this, but a new study reveals that brain function differs in math-phobic Read More...
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Do good with Goodreads. Help others experience the joy of curling up with a good book. Each month Goodreads highlights a different charitable foundation that promotes education and literacy. Different charities like the African Library Project, Reading Read More...
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I was watching Stephen Colbert one night (a re-run) and it presented a great free resource for the classroom. Alan was proudest of his driving — his thousands of miles and days down nameless roads seeking out the jewels of the human spirit. He is most Read More...
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Google developers is the latest web, mobile, and social breakthroughs and you can meet developers who are turning them into tomorrow's educational tools. I do not know a lot about coding or how to make these things that can be my calculator, but other Read More...
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Math nerds and historians, it’s time to get excited. Minds of Modern Mathematics, a new iPad app released Thursday by IBM, presents an interactive timeline of the history of mathematics and its impact on society from 1000 to 1960. The app is based on Read More...
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Math disabilities can arise at nearly any stage of a child's scholastic development. While very little is known about the neurobiological or environmental causes of these problems, many experts attribute them to deficits in one or more of five different Read More...
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I ran across this article that was mentioning desirable difficulties, desirable difficulties are adjustments to teaching that slow down learning in the short term, but improve long-term retention. In other words, making learning harder can actually make Read More...
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Chrome Experiments is a new part of Google that uses WebGL a new form that uses 3D modeling and this would be great to use in all sorts of different mathematics. There are different chrome experiments and there are ones called Spiral Tip, Turing Patterns, Read More...
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Contrary to popular belief, mathematicians must write and must write well. Statisticians write coherent reports; math educators express themselves in the discipline; and pure mathematicians communicate complex, yet precise ideas. Writing is a valuable Read More...
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http://www.sparkyteaching.com/ has great math posters that are free to download. The link to the free posters can be found here: http://www.sparkyteaching.com/resources/ministryofmaths/TheMFiles_Posters.pdf At sparky teaching they want to help teachers Read More...
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