I have officially signed up for a Delicious account! I could not figure out how to use my gmail account, so I created a Yahoo account to complete this assignment. Check out my bookmarks at
http://delicious.com/martinmath831. It was so easy to do! Once I created an account and downloaded the add-on, I searched for interactive math websites to share with teachers. I picked some of my favorites and tagged them accordingly. How fun!
Sometimes I could not think of very many words to describe or 'tag' the website. With practice, I got better and better! I could certainly use this in my current position -- sharing websites with teachers that they can use to engage students before or during a lesson. Students can really see math in action by using interactive math websites. I can share the ones that I find and teachers can share other bookmarks with me, using Delicious. How neat!
Also -- I can access these bookmarks from any computer with internet access. Talk about user-friendly! I like how I just pushed the 'tag' button and it automatically allowed me to tag it, add a description, and save. Sharing websites with teachers will be a LOT easier! Instead of using email to share resources, I can send an email sharing this Delicious account with websites ready for teachers to use. I can update this Delicious account with new tags and teachers can access it at any time -- How Great!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Thing #7a
On my Google Reader, I subscribe to 'Free Technology for Teachers' blog. I found an article out about Sweet Search. It is a way for students to search websites that have been approved and reviewed by educators on the world wide web using this search engine. How interesting! I even included a widget below for you to try it out! There are also 5 search engines so that students can search by subject and/or grade level. How neat! Another free resource!
Thing #14
I chose to explore Quizlet. What a great way to study vocabulary, create your own flashcards, play games with vocabulary and share with friends! I played a few of the existing games that were already on the website that someone else created. That was neat to see all the different ways people use Quizlet. You can choose by subject and topic, standardized tests, or by foreign language to English translation. It was so neat!
I can really see students practicing their vocabulary using these flashcards, or even matching multiplication facts, or square numbers and their square root. They could also match a verbal description to an equation. The possibilities are endless. Students can even share their flashcards with their classmates and have them try to beat their time in matching them. How neat!
Teachers could even assign a vocabulary list to each of her 30 students in a class, have the students all generate their own flashcards, and by the end the teacher has 30 different flashcard sets generated to share and use all year! Not only can these flashcards be shared, but students and teachers can log in to discuss the flashcards too, bringing another social aspect to the website. There is also a blog attached to the Quizlet website, offering discussion and ideas for uses. Another great and free resource!
I can really see students practicing their vocabulary using these flashcards, or even matching multiplication facts, or square numbers and their square root. They could also match a verbal description to an equation. The possibilities are endless. Students can even share their flashcards with their classmates and have them try to beat their time in matching them. How neat!
Teachers could even assign a vocabulary list to each of her 30 students in a class, have the students all generate their own flashcards, and by the end the teacher has 30 different flashcard sets generated to share and use all year! Not only can these flashcards be shared, but students and teachers can log in to discuss the flashcards too, bringing another social aspect to the website. There is also a blog attached to the Quizlet website, offering discussion and ideas for uses. Another great and free resource!
Thing #13
Image Generators are very neat and allow for customization and interest in your blog.
I created a trading card to illustrate another way to incorporate math vocabulary instruction. I used the Trading Card Maker to do this one. I used a photo from my own picture collection from my trip to the Dallas World Aquarium. I uploaded the picture, chose the color of the card, and then typed my title, subtitle, and description. Then I saved the image to my computer. It was easy and fun to do! What a great way for students to keep track of their math vocabulary through trading cards! They can find pictures that they took, or on Flickr Creative Commons to create trading cards using vocabulary terms. Having a visual really helps students remember the math term.
I also created an online image generator using the Happy Face Generator. This one is just for fun! It was easy to do -- I chose the comic-styled smiley face toons, and picked the smiley at the beach. Then I typed my text and saved the image to my computer. How neat!
Check out the mosaic I created from photos I took at the Dallas World Aquarium last year. I used the Mosaic Maker to create a 2x2 grid, chose the color of background, and uploaded my photos. It looks great! We could really utilize this in education for students to display their work in new ways. It was fun, easy to do, and it a great visual to capture attention!
I created a trading card to illustrate another way to incorporate math vocabulary instruction. I used the Trading Card Maker to do this one. I used a photo from my own picture collection from my trip to the Dallas World Aquarium. I uploaded the picture, chose the color of the card, and then typed my title, subtitle, and description. Then I saved the image to my computer. It was easy and fun to do! What a great way for students to keep track of their math vocabulary through trading cards! They can find pictures that they took, or on Flickr Creative Commons to create trading cards using vocabulary terms. Having a visual really helps students remember the math term.
I also created an online image generator using the Happy Face Generator. This one is just for fun! It was easy to do -- I chose the comic-styled smiley face toons, and picked the smiley at the beach. Then I typed my text and saved the image to my computer. How neat!
Check out the mosaic I created from photos I took at the Dallas World Aquarium last year. I used the Mosaic Maker to create a 2x2 grid, chose the color of background, and uploaded my photos. It looks great! We could really utilize this in education for students to display their work in new ways. It was fun, easy to do, and it a great visual to capture attention!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thing #12
This slideshow is an example of a possible Math Vocabulary activity. Students could create a slideshow using pictures that they find or pictures that they take, showing a visual or non-linguistic representation of the math term. Using the 'puzzle' feature, students can guess what the word is, before the picture is complete. That could even be a competitive game for students to really get engaged with the vocabulary. What a great way for students to document their learning and for them to see their work and share it! I enjoyed creating this slideshow using Slide.com. It was easy to do! Thank you for another free educational technology resource!
Photo Credits from Flickr Creative Commons:
Math - Teacher Education - 3D Shapes by Old Shoe Woman
Tiger Reflection by Tambuko the Jaguar
Happy Pi Day (to the 69th digit)! by Mykl Roventine
Thing #11
Flickr is amazing! What a great way to organize your photos so that they are in a safe place and organized. It makes my cluttered and unorganized photos look like a hot mess! I love the idea of sharing my photos too. Isn't that the whole point of a picture -- to capture a moment, share a moment, and remember the moment? Pictures can be safe here! Students can also do a great digital photo project -- capturing images of prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, and spheres for a Geometry or Measurement project. They can upload those to Flickr for safe-keeping, organization, and for sharing! How wonderful!
This photo uploaded by Old Shoe Woman is a great example of a triangular pyramid. The photo URL is http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/2614613280/.
The license terms of this work can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en. What a great project -- I am sure that the kids loved it! The gumdrops are the vertices (plural for vertex) and the toothpicks are the edges. I can really see kids getting engaged with this activity. Once the three-dimensional shapes are created, students can take pictures of them, upload them to Flickr and even create an informational powerpoint about their project. How exciting!
I used the tag of 'math' to help me find this one. I found several other pictures that I plan to use in the future by searching 'pi' and 'reflection'. It is amazing the artistry found on Flickr. These photographers range from novice to expert. Some of the images captured are breathtaking, some are funny, and some are personal. Flickr is a great find! WOW -- another free resource to use in education!
This photo uploaded by Old Shoe Woman is a great example of a triangular pyramid. The photo URL is http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/2614613280/.The license terms of this work can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en. What a great project -- I am sure that the kids loved it! The gumdrops are the vertices (plural for vertex) and the toothpicks are the edges. I can really see kids getting engaged with this activity. Once the three-dimensional shapes are created, students can take pictures of them, upload them to Flickr and even create an informational powerpoint about their project. How exciting!
I used the tag of 'math' to help me find this one. I found several other pictures that I plan to use in the future by searching 'pi' and 'reflection'. It is amazing the artistry found on Flickr. These photographers range from novice to expert. Some of the images captured are breathtaking, some are funny, and some are personal. Flickr is a great find! WOW -- another free resource to use in education!
Thing #10
Creative Commons is a great way to share and use copyrighted work with 'some rights reserved'. I am glad that many artists, musicians, photographers, playwrights, and authors have agreed for others to use their work with 'some rights reserved'. What a great place for students and teachers to find images, quotes, music, etc. for their digital media! I really enjoyed watching the videos provided for Thing #10. It was funny when the lady in the video mentioned about a teacher who found out from another teacher from a friend's email that someone said in a training that .... how true! That is usually how we find out about things in the education world! I had not seen the CC logo before on websites that I visit -- but I will certainly look for those details now. I think this could really open up the world of digital content for students. They can use these works to be creative and expand and make a masterpiece of their own to share with others to expand and make a new masterpiece. This is only the beginning!
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