Task 052 Laura's Jing Tutorial Video

I mad a vide to introduce teacher's or students to Geometer's Sketchpad. I use this program to create images for tests or notes. I also use it with students to prove theorems in Geometry using sound geometric constructions.
Laura
http://www.screencast.com/users/lulu76/folders/Jing/media/e72530a2-e655-4eb2-b747-e49509d8a401

Task 0210 Laura's Editorial Image

This is an example of Task 029 Editorial Image.
The first is the original.
The second is the edited version.

My Yodio

Task 065-Laura's Video

I made a video that my students can use from home to see how to perform a Geometric Construction to Construct a Segment.
Here is my video...

Task-018-Laura's Illustrated Poster

This is a poster advertising the Math team meeting.

Webquest Address

Here is the address for the Webquest that Sara and I did together.

http://ncaabasketball101.weebly.com/

For my final project, I created a wiki to begin a website that my students and I can use throughout the school year. The web address is https://lhallswiki.wikispaces.com/. Our school system does not currently offer teacher webpages, but we are told we will be getting them soon. I created the homepage on glogster.com/edu. I had a lot of fun creating a whimsical look using bright colors and many images. I then created pages on my wiki that I linked to the icons on the glogster. Most of my students have trouble with math once they get home and nost do not have resources to go to for math help, so I created a Math Talk Blog. Students will ask questions and be able to respond to each other in an ongoing chat. I will also make it my duty to check it out at least once a day and make suggestions when needed. The homework links will be easy for me to update since I just copy and paste them from my notes that are already typed in WORD. I am not really impressed with the way I have the notes set up. Right now they will only be able to access one note at a time. I think when I go back to my school I will change that link to a place on the school’s shared dive so that the students can access my files of notes from on campus computers. I also created a help link that goes to hippocampus.org. This website has awesome tutorials for students wanting to read independently and get answers immediately. I think that my webpage is a work in progress and something that I will really use next year. I can see other teachers accessing my site to get ideas and give me feedback on what they are doing different from me. We could have other teachers and students commenting on the Math Talk Blog. I will also add calendars and links to the syllabus for next year when I get those ready for next year. The tennis information might be better as a blog as well with the team able to ask questions and post comments to each other. I also think that the wiki style is not as useful as some websites I have seen. In order to go back, you must click on Home on the left hand side of the page. Also, the wrapper does not allow the whole glogster to be seen when initially entering the site. You must scroll down to see everything. I do have room for improving my site, but think I am off to a great start. It is much better than the webpage I did not have before. I know that my students will appreciate and use this site. Many of them complained last year about not having access to homework assignments and access to help from home.

Final Project

I am creating a website that will be used by me and my students. I will begin using glogster to create a visually appealling as well as user-friendly webpage. Once I have linked the pages to all of my information, I will then embed the glogster in my wiki. I have never had a website that is used by my students. In the past, I have posted homework assignments on STI, a program used for grading, attendance, and discipline in our state. Our students are required to pay ten dollars to get their username and password to be able to access this information. This year I will have my website that will be a lot more informative, useful, and free to my students. I will also have links for my tennis players to access forms and schedules since they are often changing. I want to have links to websites that will assisst my students who are having trouble at home. I also think it would be good to have a blog link that would be for posting questions and have students and myself respond to the blog entries.

Skyping

Dustin and I chatted on skype the other night. I turned on my video, but he could not get his going, so I helped him by talking to him and also shared my screen to show and tell him what to do to get his video going. We were able to troubleshoot his and carry on a video chat. I have also text-chatted with Beverly referring to class assignments. I think there are endless uses for Skype in education. Students and teachers or students and students can collaborate and help each other when needed from anywhere!

Lesley Web 2.0

Picture and Prompt

Algebra II students should be able to see shapes in this photo that you recognize from graphing. Identify, sketch, and give examples of equations for the different shapes you see in this photo.

Required Readings

You Tube

I think you Tube could be used for great things in the classroom. I think that videos are interesting to my students and I would love for them to be able to create and post them on You Tube to share with others. We could also access others. My school does block You Tube, so it might be a good idea for me to use the recommended software to rip videos.

Minding My Space

There is a school district in California that allows and monitors all student’s web accounts. They have e-mail, myspace, etc. They believe instead of outsmarting the students we should educate them and monitor what they are doing. Most parents do not even do this. They have taken the time to teach kids what is appropriate and not appropriate.

WebQuests

A real webquest allows students to use the Internet to research answers to questions. They are going to find answers and record them on the web. This article also suggests having students research with different role, answer the question from different perspectives. Students are required to make their own outcomes not simply repeat someone else’s thoughts. Do not ask broad questions that are already on the web, make it personal and local. Also, have them predict what will happen if…

Blogging

Blogs can be used as discussion boards when reading novels, as a way to have multiple contributors, as a place for students to turn in work. RSS allows you to receive only new updates from the many blogs you are interested. The info is sent to you and you do not have to find it. It also suggests several sites to create your own blog and RSS.

Web Application

Sara Little and I will be presenting http://www.evernote.com/ and http://typewith.me/geometricterms on Sunday.

We will have everyone log into typewith.me and list geometric terms. Each student will then sign up for a web-based evernote account. They will search the web, copy and paste, and label examples on their evernote note. They will e-mail it to me and I will demonstrate how to save the individual notes into one shared notebook and allow everyone to view the shared notebook.

Man on a Wire

We read the book, The Man who Walked Between the Towers, and created a webpage with links to more information on the story.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Mordecai Gerstein

Summary:
The book begins with a Street Performer in New York City who notices the twin towers and decides he wants to tie a wire between them. He and two friends take a string and an arrow and shoot it from one tower to the next. They Walk a reel of cable up the stairs and tie the rope to the cable. They let it drop and then tighten it. Philippe Petit spent an hour walking, dancing, and lying down on the wire above the city. He was arrested when he finally walked off the wire. The judge sentenced him to perform for children in the park as his punishment.
Here is a video of the news when this event took place August 7, 1974. There was a movie made 2008 best documentary winner called Man on Wire. There is a book written by Colum McCann called Let the Great World Spin.


Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

My Wordle

Today we went to Wordle and made a Word Cloud with a partner. Here is the one that Dustin created for me.