tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853183805622337402024-03-12T22:48:06.707-07:00mathcounts4ever@lcmsJani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-81112323558439764632011-06-21T16:58:00.001-07:002011-07-03T07:47:47.850-07:00Summer thoughtsLooking for math resources online<br />
Need to check out<br />
<a href="http://www.agrademath.com/">http://www.agrademath.com/</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://mrhonner.com/2011/05/13/fun-with-folding-basic-folds/">Fun with folding Mr. Honner</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&shva=1#mbox/12fb80868831a4dc">edublog 21 free web tools </a><br />
<br />
Keep coming back to Simple K12. com really good info... <a href="http://simplek12.com/tlc/">http://simplek12.com/tlc/</a><br />
<br />
Need to check this out... BEFORE July 15th<br />
<a href="http://education.apple.com/summer/">http://education.apple.com/summer/</a><br />
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Folder Boy... interesting <a href="http://www.folderboy.com/welcome.htm">http://www.folderboy.com/welcome.htm</a> <br />
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what about ten marks?? during the school year?? <a href="http://www.tenmarks.com/tmother/teacher-index">http://www.tenmarks.com/tmother/teacher-index</a> <br />
or free math help? at <a href="http://www.freemathhelp.com/">http://www.freemathhelp.com/</a> <br />
<br />
Cool game... math graph wars.. <a href="http://www.graphwar.com/tutorial2.html">http://www.graphwar.com/tutorial2.html</a><br />
<br />
h<a href="https://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Blooms+Taxonomy+with+Apps">ttps://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Blooms+Taxonomy+with+Apps</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-28006778007846298522011-05-22T10:20:00.000-07:002011-05-22T10:20:46.367-07:00Algebra (Period 1)Khan Academy has some excellent You Tube videos to help you review basic Algebra I concepts. I suggest you watch at least some of these: :<br />
How to : <br />
Solve Equations using the Quadratic Equations Part 1 <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IWigvJcCAJ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Solving Equations Using the Quadratic Equation Part 2 <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y19jYxzY8Y8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Solve Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bNQY0z76M5A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-64428602442229985692011-05-08T16:35:00.001-07:002011-05-08T16:35:57.551-07:00Fun factsFrench street names after mathematicians<br />
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<a href="http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Societies/ParisNames.html">http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Societies/ParisNames.html</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-6445415628932632092011-03-14T06:13:00.000-07:002011-03-15T18:01:58.856-07:00Pi DayThings to remember...<br />
<br />
<br />
PI Day is here...<br />
while we don't have time to truly celebrate... check out these interesting websites:<br />
<a href="http://ualr.edu/lasmoller/pi.html">History of pi </a><br />
<a href="http://www.angio.net/pi/piquery">Find your birthday in pi</a><br />
<a href="http://www.joyofpi.com/pi.html">The first ten thousand digits of pi</a><br />
<br />
<br />
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L575<br />
<br />
<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/#mbox/12e9b7aff3448836">https://mail.google.com/mail/#mbox/12e9b7aff3448836</a><br />
<a href="http://www.teachpi.org/index.htm">http://www.teachpi.org/index.htm</a><br />
http://goanimate.com/studioFullscreen/theme/custom#Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-83925211325630051632010-07-18T10:45:00.000-07:002010-07-18T10:45:32.964-07:00Math TricksI am always in need of good math tricks...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://greenleecds.com/mathdownloads.html">Making Math fun</a> <br />
Algebra math tricks-- good<br />
Puns 1-- might be a good beginning of the year... <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10004.1.shtml">Math Fun Facts</a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2586.html">Denmark & Elephant Algebra trick</a>-- with exactly what to say!!Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-17865531759090942542010-07-18T08:57:00.000-07:002010-07-18T08:57:23.273-07:00Scientific NotationAlways searching for those great sites to help students practice scientific notation--<br />
<br />
<a href="http://janus.astro.umd.edu/astro/scinote/">Astronomy Workshop </a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent3.htm">Purple Math </a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/">Power of Ten clip</a><br />
<br />
Math & Science Activity Center:<br />
<a href="http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot6.htm">Math & Science Activity Center</a><br />
<a href="http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_div.htm">Multiplying with Scientific Notation </a> <br />
<a href="http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_divb.htm">Division with Scientific Notation</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_divc.htm">More Difficulty Problems</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-133748079685116232010-07-10T09:01:00.000-07:002011-05-21T06:44:12.111-07:00Teaching ResourcesHow does one keep all the 'good' or 'great' resources close at hand... and find them.... <br />
<br />
good question...<br />
<br />
Some I have rediscovered and want to remember to use next year...<br />
<a href="http://www.venturacountyselpa.com/ResourcesforTeachers.aspx">Ventura SELPA</a><br />
<br />
for math notations on emails...<br />
<a href="http://karlscalculus.org/email.html#sqrt">http://karlscalculus.org/email.html#sqrt</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/05/backup-plans-some-tips-for-teachers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">back up plans</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/iEdkDd ">writing at the college level</a>-- but I could definitely use some of the strategiesJani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-12420985908710146082010-06-26T11:12:00.000-07:002010-07-01T10:56:09.775-07:00ISTE recapAlthough I can't be there-- trying to follow what's going on at ISTE in Denver this weekend<br />
<br />
This needs to be watched again.... Lucy Grey<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/9UUNK5">http://bit.ly/9UUNK5</a> <br />
<br />
check out <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">slideshare</a> as well... <br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Frushtonsiste2010sessions%2Fhome?gname=iste-2010">Rushton Hurley.</a>..<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2010/06/26/the-next-best-thing-to-being-there/"><br />
Alice Mercer- blog on ISTE-</a>- and beyond... <br />
<br />
<br />
great links found on twitter... <a href="http://goo.gl/fb/hP5ld">http://goo.gl/fb/hP5ld</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-76871788478956979492010-06-24T16:35:00.000-07:002012-10-15T19:25:25.957-07:00Summer thoughtsSpend time playing with <br />
Google docs... especially surveys and latest feature --OCR-- according to <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_docs_now_does_ocr_for_images_pdfs_sort_of.php">Read Write Web</a><br />
<br />
Creating lessons like thought found on Mr. Coley's Website <br />
especially podcasting see <a href="http://www.mrcoley.com/coleycast/podcastingresources.htm">Podcast Resources</a> <br />
<br />
<br />
make sure to show this to students <br />
<a href="http://www.funbrain.com/tictactoe/index.html">FunBuzz</a>- the math portion<br />
<br />
check this out... <a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/">symbaloo</a> http://www.symbaloo.com/ <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
great animation of Pythagorean theorem... make sure to use next year <br />
<a href="http://geekyteachers.com/great-animation-of-the-pythagorean-theorem#">http://geekyteachers.com/great-animation-of-the-pythagorean-theorem#</a> <br />
<a href="http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2010/06/26/the-next-best-thing-to-being-there/"><br />
Alice Mercer- blog on ISTE-</a>- and beyond...<br />
<br />
<br />
LaTex editor <br />
both from John Faig <br />
<a href="http:">equplus </a><br />
<a href="http://www.sitmo.com/latex">http://www.sitmo.com/latex</a> <br />
<br />
Really take some time to look at<br />
cool math website especially <a href="http://www.coolmath.com/teachers/karenstricks.htm">Karen's tricks of the trade</a> and the <a href="http://www.coolmath.com/teachers/karenstricks_startwithsuccess.htm">start with success</a>... she has some great tips on engaging students <br />
<br />
<a href="http://twibbon.com/">twibbon</a> fun way to show support !! <br />
<a href="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2010/06/security_is_mos.shtml">50 awesome quotes on risk taking</a>... use some of these in class <br />
<br />
<br />
create some good edutoons... at <a href="http://www.toondoo.com/">Toondoo</a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://viewpure.com/">View Pur</a>e-- viewing YouTube without the clutter... <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/">makeuseof</a>... free guides...on twitter, macs, etc<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.tubechop.com/">tube chop</a>... shortening a video to just the right lengthJani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-55284620983010299932010-05-18T19:07:00.001-07:002010-06-24T16:38:16.074-07:00SmartBoard InfoStarting my SmartBoard Resource page<br />
<br />
<a href="http://smartboardresources.pbworks.com/">http://smartboardresources.pbworks.com/</a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.exchange.smarttech.com/index.html#tab=0">http://www.exchange.smarttech.com/index.html#tab=0</a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/library/user/policy.php">http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/library/user/policy.php</a><br />
<a href="http://smartboardresources.pbworks.com/"><br />
pb wiki regarding SmartBoards</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-8148961538877935822010-05-11T16:34:00.000-07:002010-06-06T06:16:48.249-07:00check these out<br />
<a href="http://www.mathtv.com/">http://www.mathtv.com/</a> <br />
<br />
about using <a href="http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/04/19/using-wallwisher-in-science-classes/">wallwisher </a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/">learning your multiplication tables online</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://media.lacoe.edu/">Multimedia services</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.californiastreaming.org/digitalHome.asp">and CA streaming</a><br />
<br />
wikispaces <br />
<br />
<br />
Geogebra must check out!!Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-71559886585657789552010-05-02T16:53:00.001-07:002010-05-21T14:43:29.272-07:00May thoughtsBefore STAR testing..<br />
<a href="http://starsamplequestions.org/starRTQ/search.jsp">http://starsamplequestions.org/starRTQ/search.jsp</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/cliotech/Home">google tools for schools </a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.online-tech-tips.com/google-softwaretips/google-docs-publish-to-blog/">things you did not know Google dos could do </a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/">Discovery Ed</a><br />
<br />
too much fun with creating movie clips!! <br />
at <a href="http://www.xtranormal.com/">xtra Normal</a><br />
<br />
math help<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.dailygrommet.com/">http://www.dailygrommet.com/ </a> <br />
figure out catchup mathJani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-47513768239276440762010-03-12T03:23:00.000-08:002010-03-12T03:23:01.146-08:00Random thoughts<a href="http://www.online-tech-tips.com/google-softwaretips/google-docs-publish-to-blog/"> things you don't know goodle docs can do</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tools">New tools </a><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=615">Creating Lifelong Learners-- RtI</a> <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07Teachers-t.html?pagewanted=1">Building a Better Teacher</a> <br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://community.cue.org/forum/topics/8007-a-free-useful-app-every">an app every 30 seconds-- CUE Tip</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-29868402966836141772010-03-06T08:56:00.000-08:002010-03-06T08:56:00.339-08:00CUECheck out<br />
Newport Mesa School Districts<br />
<br />
Jennith <a href="http://jenith.wikispaces.com/">http://jenith.wikispaces.com/</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-81042486385913073592010-02-28T15:59:00.001-08:002010-02-28T16:01:25.158-08:00February ending...No time...<br />
time flies...<br />
This was fun<br />
<a href="http://amaztype.tha.jp/US/Books/Title?q=Technology">http://amaztype.tha.jp/US/Books/Title?q=Technology</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.safeshare.tv/">Safe Share</a>- save way to share You Tube Videos<br />
<br />
<a href="http://mathcounts4ever.edu.glogster.com/">My Glogster account</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-42498944325960746672010-02-07T13:04:00.001-08:002010-02-07T13:54:57.717-08:00February thoughtsShare this interactive proof reading game with LA teachers..<br />
maybe SPED would use as well... <a href="http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/game3.php">http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/game3.php</a> grades 1-8 with several different games...<br />
<br />
save way to share You tube Videos... removes some of the unwanted ads and comments... <br />
<a href="http://www.safeshare.tv/">http://www.safeshare.tv/</a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-86164923977160610882010-01-29T18:10:00.000-08:002010-02-02T06:24:31.574-08:00January thoughtsWow-- time is flying by... way too fast .. so much to learn and teach... I can't believe January is almost over...<br /><br />great Geometry tool-- need to share with other math teachers<br /><br /><a href="http://www.emaths.co.uk/tutorials/geometrytoolbox.swf">http://www.emaths.co.uk/tutorials/geometrytoolbox.swf </a><br /><br />how about <a href="http://www.vokle.com/">vokle</a> might be fun to create and host an online event!!<br /><br />Joyce Valenza is amazing <a href="http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/">http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/</a> and <a href="http://joycevalenzawebinar.wikispaces.com/">http://joycevalenzawebinar.wikispaces.com/</a><br /><br />a <a href="http://www.jamiekeddie.com/602">wordle trick</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page">wiki collaborative How to manual </a> find hot to do or make almost everythingJani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-71163212586593018772009-12-28T06:57:00.000-08:002009-12-28T07:25:05.040-08:00Videos to Remember...I never seem to remember where I found a video.. I watch it and then forget about it...<br /> so...<br />here begins my listing <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzTUYAOkPM">Student Discipline</a> 1947 style... fun to watch.. high school math teacher -- notice the huge slide rule hanging in the background!!Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-47416979630030700212009-12-20T13:18:00.001-08:002010-01-07T04:21:34.899-08:00THinGS I NeeD to CHeCK OuT<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >THinGS I Need to CHeCK Out oVEr WIntER BReAK!!</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br />Some neat apps, or tools I've stumbled across... and want to remember...<br /><br />Tiny url-- create a shortened url --especially when one is way too long to post on blogs or forums.. <a href="http://www.tiny.cc/">Tiny URL</a><br /><br />Put your friends' faces on your background of twitter <a href="http://twilk.com/">Twilk</a><br /><br />needing to understand La TeX found this website <a href="http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/">Getting Started With LaTeX</a> <br /><br />Maybe creating a cheat sheet with the most commonly used latex instructions for math operators/symbols might be the solution. I mean... remembering that I need "$\leq$" surround by the latex code to represent the mathematical "less than or equal's sign" <br /><br />OMG-- I totally forgot about Zoho Writer.. so glad I had a chance to review. I can easily keyboard my notes from class--into Zoho and post to the mathcounts4ever blog straight from Zoho-- and keep the math type!! looks to good to be true!! WooHoo!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zoho.com/">Zoho Writer</a>.. and so much more <br /><br />Removing the "Next Blog" (and the Nav Tool) on my Classroom Blog (not this one) took some time. I had to find three specific lines in the Layout using html-- and they just seemed to elude me. Finally located those three lines towards the bottom of the html But followed instructions -- Success. Find instructions at <a href="http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2008/12/removing-navbar-from-your-blog.html">The Real Blogger Status </a> <br /><br />However, this is causing some difficulty.. now I can't seem to easily get back to edit my own blogs.. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sprixi.com/">Sprixi</a> free pictures creative commons, etc.. great source of pix<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitlonger.com/about">Twitlonger</a> just what I need when I can't fit my words into 140 characters<br /><br /><a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/12/how-to-find-anything-online-become-an-internet-research-expert/">How to find anything on the Internet</a><br /><br />Eric's bookmarks... I have it but just incase...<a href="http://delicious.com/Esheninger?networkaddconfirm=Esheninger">Esheninger</a><br />Great Research Web <a href="http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/">2.0 Cool Tools for School </a>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-35673829997589210932009-12-20T13:05:00.000-08:002010-01-03T12:54:47.232-08:00Math Help WebsitesNeed a place to keep these websites handy-- as well as to encourage others to check out... twitter works well for getting it out to others... but reminding myself...hmmm... that's another story<br /><br /><a href="http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/wired_math/english/index.shtml">Wired Math</a><br /><br />This website looks interesting and may help my students writing math type <br /><a href="http://www.algebralab.org/default.aspx">Algebra Lab</a><br /><br />Definitely need to check this out and get my students using this online flashcard... its free.. and students could easily create their own-- I could as well and tell them to searc for the one's I created-- or post them on my website... <a href="http://flashcarddb.com/">Free Online Flashcards</a><br /><br />Another Flash cards made online-free & can share with friends at <a href="http://www.flashcardfriends.com/">FlashCardFriends </a><br /><br />Fun website about numbers.. just for fun... <a href="http://www.numbergossip.com/127">Numbers Gossip</a>.. all about any number<br /><br />Maybe this isn't math help but these comics make me chuckle... <br /><a href="http://www.unpracticalmath.com/Comics/comics_3.html">Unpractical Math</a> but the <a href="http://www.unpracticalmath.com/teachers.html">teacher section </a>looks great ... need to check out what is available for students.... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/">This is Mega Mathematics </a> Math site with great key content analysis & activitiesJani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-83214316693116030552009-03-08T18:38:00.001-07:002009-03-08T19:32:06.847-07:00CUEreviewAnother incredible CUE Conference... Three days of fabulous sessions and CUE Tips on all things with technology. With the emerging technologies constantly and rapidly changing-- it is difficult to keep up...<br /><br />Setting up all of my classes on Moodle is my top priority. Creating discussion forums for all three classes and learning about 'hot potatoes' are my number 1 items. <br /><br />things to remember to check out:<br />GCast<br />Uploading all LCMS documents using Google Docs-- easy way<br />Google Earth- get Google Earth Pro for educators...<br />Using student cell phones to collect data-- surveys, quizzes-- "the survey will open at 6PM-- be the first to answer correctly..." <a href="http://www.polleverywhere.com/">Poll Everywhere</a>... If it works-- I won't need to pay for Survey Monkey any more...<br />Goomoodleikiog - what a great name... <br />Knowing which tools to use, figuring out which one works the best for whatever I am doing-- is the key!! <br />Check out <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/goomoodleikiog/">Leigh Murrell </a> and <a href="http://blogswikisdocs.wikispaces.com/">Mark Wagner</a> on this topic<br /><br />Check out these sites posted by:<br />Mark Wagner <a href="http://edtechlife.com/?page_id=2193">Educational Technology and Life</a><br />Hall Davidson at <a href="http://www.discoveryedspeakersbureau.com/davidson/keynotes">Discovery Education</a><br />Micheline Le Blanc at <a href="http://algebraandtechnology.pbwiki.com/FrontPage">http://Algebra and Technology</a> <br />Now just need the time to find my 'cave' to reflect on all that I learned and develop and extend my understanding of what I just experienced...... and the 'watering hole' to share with my peers and bounce ideas off of others... as described by David Thornburg.. in his <span style="font-style:italic;">Campfires in Cyberspace.. </span>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-82384304457949883942009-01-29T05:03:00.000-08:002009-01-29T05:23:17.755-08:00On Being Flexible...Yesterday was a very low tech day!!<br />Our tech support person came into the room just as I was beginning to teach 1st period--- with what he thought was the 'tool' he needed to get to one of my ceiling-mounted LED projector's bulb-- it wasn't... so he said he would be back .. not sure when but I knew he would!<br />So, instead of having my two LED projectors displaying information on two screens, I thought I would just use the one- the one with a good bulb... but then my other projector decided to "flip back and forth" between attempting to display what was on the elmo and trying to connect to my computer (which wasn't on at the time) PANICKED... I track him down.. and he attempted to figure out what was going on...as I tried to teach my first period math class. (Picture a tall man standing on top of desks in the middle of the classroom filled with sixth graders)<br /><br />I originally though that the wires or connections had loosened somehow as he had worked on the first projector.. (I had tried to secure all the connections before panicking!!) Anyway, he did the same.. with no results.. so he thought it was the Elmo... we replace the elmo with another.. NO.. that was not the issue... I was without the use of any projector.. and back to my whiteboard...<br /><br />Very low tech day!! I have two hearing impaired students (in two different classes) who need me to face them as I teach, but luckily we have finals tomorrow, so they won't be looking at me!!<br /><br />I might get out the overhead projector if this keeps up...<br />I haven't had the telltale sign of using whiteboards and markers for such a long time--it was funny to see the blue stripe on the side of my right hand at the end of the day!!Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-26291357946894789362008-07-29T17:52:00.000-07:002008-07-29T18:04:15.346-07:00Week 9 Thing 23<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >THE END... or is it???</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br />Am I really at Thing 23? I don’t think I am ready for this to be over. What a fabulous program!! I really enjoyed the way this entire program was set up. So onto my answers to Week 9 Thing 23’s questions:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="color:fuchsia;">What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">One of the biggest discoveries for me was Zoho Writer. I had used Google Docs before but as I stated in my post that week (Week 8 <span style=""> </span>Thing 18) I really was excited about the possibilities Zoho Writer<span style=""> </span>has for the math classroom. Another great opportunity came with Week<span style=""> </span>6 when we ‘explored’ del.icio.us. I had the chance to take time and reacquaint myself with it and begin tagging my items—having gained a much clearer understanding of tagging. I loved finding out about piknik and image chef!! What fun... now to figure out ways to incorporate them into my math classrooms!!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;">How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Honestly, I think every dedicated teacher is a lifelong learner—just by the nature of the profession we chose. This program gave a clear and distinct direction while allowing me to decide on my own pace and depth of learning. <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;">Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What surprised me the most was how easy it was to explore most of the ‘things’ in this course. Although I consider myself somewhat of a ‘techie’ person, I find myself at times getting frustrated if I can’t figure something out quickly—it’s that digital immigrant v. digital native issue.<span style=""> </span>But, none of the frustration really surfaced at all with this course. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Another huge unexpected outcome—and one that I am cherishing—is that I am writing so much more.<span style=""> </span>I enjoy looking at my blogs and seeing my thoughts in fairly cohesive sentences. I enjoyed creating my posts!! Now, for some of you – it isn’t a big deal but for this math-oriented person—it’s enormous!! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><span style="color:fuchsia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;">What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>The only ‘thing’ I can think of to improve upon this program is to offer another… Thing 24 and beyond…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;">If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you choose to participate? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span>Immediately… no hesitation… I am so glad I only hesitated for a moment last May before I jumped in with both feet!! <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color:fuchsia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:fuchsia;">How would you describe your learning experience in ONE WORD or in ONE SENTENCE, so we could use your words to promote CSLA learning activities?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span>These learning activities really provide educators with a hands-on experience as to how to use Web 2.0 effectively!! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for designing this course—and I must thank Mary Ann for creating the LVUSD cohort!! What a great group of educators!!<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have reached the top of this mountain—but wait—there are others to climb… this is just the beginning…onto Thing 24... “to infinity and beyond…" :)<br /></p>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-67654233241868691432008-07-27T20:07:00.000-07:002008-07-27T20:26:57.404-07:00Week 9 Thing 22<p style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">eBooks and Audio eBooks</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br />I must say that I do not like reading any material of any substantial length—online.<span style=""> </span>I tend to print out articles that I find online if they are longer than 5 pages—so I cannot imagine how I would utilize these resources for downloading any book to read on my computer. However, I am intrigued by Amazon’s new kindle device.<span style=""> </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a class="image-link" href="http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/kathyschrock"><img class="photo" src="http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=99577" alt="Photo of kathyschrock" height="24" width="24" /></a>About one month ago, Kathy Shrock wrote about the kindle in her blog at <a rel="bookmark" class="url" href="http://kathyschrock.net/blog/2008/06/kathys-kindle.html">http://kathyschrock.net/ blog/ 2008/ 06/ kathys-kindle.html</a> and I had the opportunity to hold one in my hands—and play with it for a bit last week. I suppose if I was traveling extensively—that would be the way to read books. I checked out <a href="http://www.plkr.org/">Plucker</a> just to see what it could do—in case I did not want to ‘pluck’ down $400 for a kindle. <span style=""> </span>I think I still like holding a book in two hands and turning the pages— I must just be set in my ways… </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When I clicked on the <a href="http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html">British Library Online Gallery</a>,<span style=""> </span>I must say, I wasn’t sure what I would find—but what a find it was!! I couldn’t believe what I saw when I clicked on Jane Austen’s early work. I was baffled when I could use the mouse to turn the pages of her handwritten account of the history of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I was equally impressed with the Golden Haggadah—but make sure you know to open this book from the left. I was impressed that the directions made sure the reader was aware of how Hebrew is written. <span style=""> </span>Check this site out! I agree—this resource is AMAZING!!! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now, when it comes to audiobooks—that is a different story!! I have been downloading audio books for my father – on his computer (using PC anywhere)—for a number of years. What a fabulous invention that is!! My father has lost most of his eyesight but has been part of a book club for years—and he did not want to give up something he enjoyed immensely—discussing books with others!! Audiobooks has enabled him to continue a passion of his—even as his eyesight failed him.<span style=""> </span></p>Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585318380562233740.post-24868524981223360182008-07-23T15:11:00.000-07:002008-07-23T15:46:29.080-07:00Week 9 Thing 21<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Podcasts</span></span><br />I thought I would experiment with some of the podcast directories listed on Classroom Learning 2.0 instead of just using itunes-- which I am familiar with!! Unfortunately, both podcast.net and Yahoo links are old and do not connect-- I get the dreaded.. note that the site cannot be found.<br /><br />My family (this time read my husband, my 88 year old dad, and myself) have been listening to podcasts for a number of years… usually either Leo Laporte or <a href="http://www.cartalk.com/content/showpodcast/index.html">Click and Clack.</a> I just discovered <a href="http://www.scpr.org/news/archives/archive.php?rss=yes&segment=loh_life">Sandra Loh</a>—she is great… Although the links here are to their respective websites-- have fund listening to one of the podcast choices at the links.My husband uses podcast to listen to his books on the ipod as he takes his run around the neighborhood. I haven’t found any great podcasts for math—yet… but I think I will keep trying. I may just have to create my own-- Elisa and myself took a class on creating our own podcast over a year ago at So CA CUE Conference in Palm Springs but neither of us have done anything with that knowledge... maybe its time!!Jani Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10387109977287601992noreply@blogger.com1