Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Kinesthetic Geometry Vocabulary

As an ongoing initiative to further integrate technology, mathematical vocabulary, and fun into the math classroom, my Basic Geometry students created a series of multimedia presentations utilizing the various terms being used in a learning unit on special pairs of angles. For this activity students were required to plan, communicate, rehearse, and execute organized arrangements of students on the gymnasium floor into representations of geometric objects. Hopefully through the kinesthetic nature of this activity, students can achieve better recall of the geometric terms used and even greater understanding of their properties. Here is a sample of their fantastic work:


Special thanks to the Physical Education teachers that helped me organize this activity, and Mr. Brain Gannon (twitter @bpgannon) for sharing this great idea via twitter.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

PSSA Testing Week

Well our high school is at day two of our state mandated testing - the PSSA's. So far the PSSA testing has gone quite well.

The students have been very cooperative with the promise of early dismissal and entry into a contest based upon their levels of success. I'm not sure the prize drawing has the intended effect due to the fact that this is not an immediate reward since kids have to wait for thier score to be determined, but perhaps it can serve as a motivator for next year's juniors when they see the prize drawing - time will tell. I'm not a big fan of prizes as motivators, but it seems to have positive effects in some arenas.

-- Posted From My iPhone.

Location:Great Bend,United States

Sunday, April 11, 2010

BlogPress

Checking out the features of BlogPress - an app from Apple's App Store that allows the posting of blog entries from a mobile device. It has features that include:

-moble posting to multiple blog platforms
-auto video embed through YouTube from video library
-shoot instant video and post
-insert videos from camera, device photo library
-linking to picasa and flickr accounts
-Twitter and Facebook integration

Here is a video of my daredevil daughter:


My son getting his teeth cleaned by Aunt Stacey.





-- Posted From My iPhone.

Location:Lincoln St,Dickson City,United States