What a great class. I've learned so many things in this class and have incorporated so many things in my class. Some of them have worked well, and others will need some improvement. But, the students enjoy every new thing that I try in class.
For my final class blog, I will describe a lesson that I have been working on this semester to use in my Algebra class. We are about to start a lesson on graphing quadratic equations. I'm taking my students to the computer lab to work on this 2-day project/lesson. Students will begin with the handout that has the instructions and websites needed to be successful. In creating the handout, I used google url shortenr to shorten the lengthy web pages that the students would need to access. Students will follow the directions and answer the questions. I will guide them through the lesson using the SmartBoard. When finished, I created additional websites using the google url shortener to allow students to discover relationships. For the second day of the project, I will create a wall on wiffiti.com in which students will will text the answer to the question "What factors change the shape of a quadratic equation" and discuss all students answers. Students will then be given time to create their own comic strip about how a graph changes from the parent graph. Also, as part of the handout, students will be introduced to the popular game "Angry Birds" and associate the game with graphing quadratic equations. On the handout, I gave the students a website to look at and also used a QR CODE translator to create a QR CODE for those students who have a Smartphone.
I hope this is helpful and that you and the students enjoy!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Blog Post #6
Here are a few of the Web 2.0 tools that I could and have incorporated in my classroom.
Wiffiti – I created an account for use in my classroom. I tried it once with my Geometry class. I posted the question “Name a polyhedron that has at least 5 faces” and allowed the kids to post. It didn’t work out as well as I had hoped. The students did answer the question, but I had to refresh the page for it to work and show up for the students. When I refreshed, it did show everyone’s answer and we had a discussion about the answers.
Xtranormal – I liked this web tool. I created an introduction video about studying for the Pre-Algebra test. The kids loved it and I would definitely use this again. It was very easy to use. The only downfall was that I could only create the one video for free. If I want to create more, I will have to pay or find a different website.
QR Codes – I downloaded an app for this on my phone and actually used it at Lowe’s in the garden department. The QR Code brought me to a website about how to care for the plant. I like the idea of placing these on homework assignments to guide students to a helpful website. The downfall is that the student would have to have some sort of Smartphone.
Discovery Education Network – Our school district currently uses parts of the Discovery Education Network. We can create probes that allow us to test students, see immediate and real-time results, and allows us to track student progress. The website also provides videos and tutorials for specific learning targets.
Bitstrips looks like a fun tool to allow students to be creative with a project. I created my own little comic about spheres. It was quick and easy. Students could easily use this tool to create a comic strip on a given topic – say – finding the surface area of prisms. Students could include the formulas.
Wiffiti – I created an account for use in my classroom. I tried it once with my Geometry class. I posted the question “Name a polyhedron that has at least 5 faces” and allowed the kids to post. It didn’t work out as well as I had hoped. The students did answer the question, but I had to refresh the page for it to work and show up for the students. When I refreshed, it did show everyone’s answer and we had a discussion about the answers.
Xtranormal – I liked this web tool. I created an introduction video about studying for the Pre-Algebra test. The kids loved it and I would definitely use this again. It was very easy to use. The only downfall was that I could only create the one video for free. If I want to create more, I will have to pay or find a different website.
QR Codes – I downloaded an app for this on my phone and actually used it at Lowe’s in the garden department. The QR Code brought me to a website about how to care for the plant. I like the idea of placing these on homework assignments to guide students to a helpful website. The downfall is that the student would have to have some sort of Smartphone.
Discovery Education Network – Our school district currently uses parts of the Discovery Education Network. We can create probes that allow us to test students, see immediate and real-time results, and allows us to track student progress. The website also provides videos and tutorials for specific learning targets.
Bitstrips looks like a fun tool to allow students to be creative with a project. I created my own little comic about spheres. It was quick and easy. Students could easily use this tool to create a comic strip on a given topic – say – finding the surface area of prisms. Students could include the formulas.
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