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Since it has been a while since I have posted anything with humor on this blog, I will take a break from educational pedagogies and uses. Today's main focus will be on great math photos you can share with your students, because it is always better to Read More...
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Do teachers really understand mathematics, or do they go through the motions? I'm guessing most math teachers know how to do math, but as I grew as a mathematician I began to see the beauty in math and wondered why I haven't seen it before. If you are Read More...
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Three great web 2.0 tools you can use in the math classroom or any classroom for that matter. Are the three in the title. For all of these web 2.0 tools you can use in your classroom, they are all free to sign-up all you need is an email address. Qwiki: Read More...
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Student, teacher, and even parent attitude all are what students are affected by on a daily basis. If your friend doesn't like Coldplay, neither will you. But, if your parents feel like math isn't something you need then you wont excel at it either. Students, Read More...
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Hope all teachers are enjoying their summer and taking it easy before the new school year begins. As the summer winds down more updates and changes will happen before the months end to prepare teachers for the upcoming school year. With more updates Math Read More...
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How do you facilitate learning in your classroom? Is work done in desks, tables, up moving around, in bean bag chairs, on the floor, at the board, or in explorations? The space in which a child learns is important. If a school gets it wrong, learning Read More...
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Infographics are all the rage now in technology, pinterest, and you can even include them in your classroom to spice it up. New infographics pop up daily on all sorts of subjects. from mortgages to ice cream, estimating software to infographics about Read More...
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HippoCampus is a great tool to use in and out of the math classroom. Anyone can create a free account and begin to find material from Khan Academy and NROC. You can mix your own "playlists" using content across different websites. You can track media Read More...
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QR Codes are all the rage right now in education. When I was at NETA this year every other talk was about how they were using QR codes in the classroom. This is hopefully my last post about QR codes, but I found this one quite extraordinary! This is a Read More...
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I have come across an article of one of my favorite authors Ian Stewart and he was analyzing a simple computer game most nerds (like me) play constantly minesweeper. The solution he came up with involves locating hidden mines on a grid by making guesses Read More...
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Prizes and punishments are part of controversial topics for teachers and many teachers see extrinsic material rewards as an appropriate and effective way to manage behavior in the elementary classroom. Other teachers don't want to bribe their students Read More...
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Interviewing a math historian isn't exactly what it sounds like, but it comes close enough to the title for me. The reason for this is to interview a grandparent and ask them the math they did in school and the highest level of education they had . The Read More...
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Evaluating math websites allows students use evaluation skills and inspiration graphic organizer skills in evaluating a selected material of three math websites that the teacher chooses. Instead of always turning to the book that may or may not be incomplete Read More...
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Engaging a child in learning math can be a difficult task for any parent or teacher. A new video game, however, is something just about any kid is more than willing to try . Using the Nintendo Wii in classrooms is a great way to get students engaged in Read More...
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Voki is used to create and share avatars for education. It helps motivate students and improve lesson comprehension and makes learning fun. Voki Classroom allows you to manage students and have a login for students, so students don't have to register. Read More...
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