Blog#10

1. In the podcast i described how i will be using spreadsheets in my high school math classroom. I think they are a valuable tool in order to keep organized. I want to use them for my own use too keep track of my students grades while posting them onto a visible site for my students to see as well to keep them updated with their own progress.
2.After listening to the class podcast i have become very interested in this new tool. I think it is a great way to bring a new environment to the classroom. It is fun to have listen to everyone's own reflections and comments on the class. I will definitely use this tool in my classroom with many tools that my classmates have shared.

Blog#9 Podcast

All of my podcats i found are on itunes through Loretta Palmer, Distance Education, College Algebra, Utah Valley University.
1. Review of Intermiediate Algebra- This podcast demonstartes basic algebra tehcinques that students should have already learned in order to review and learn more in their trigonometry course. This will be an optional podcast i will offer to my students before the class begins and encourage them to watch and listen in order to be up to date on their current math skills, a small review. It will be provided on a online website that i would give to the students.
2. Rational Functions- This podcast will be my first lesson plan. After teaching verbally to the students i will plan on using this podcast to test their knoweldge of what i had jsut taught them. Rational Functions will demonstrate a division of two polynomial functions.
3. Quadratic Functions- This podcast will be my next lesson plan explaing and almost reviewing quadratic functions. The students will learn new formulas and calculator tips in order to complete further math problems

#8 Social Software Tools

In my 8th grade math class I plan on using social online storage tool through http://drop.io . Through this website my studetns can callaboarte, share, and store many types of files and choose to keep them private or shared. Here are all the things I hope to have on this website.
1. I will require all of my students to have a drop.io account and encourage them to use it for other classes as well.
2. They can share videos, photos, documents and participate in discussion media with other studetns in their class
3. I will post all my lesson plan/assignments, deadlines/calendar, and test reviews on my own account allowing all the studetns to see. However each lesson plan/assignment and test review assignment i post will only be up for one day, so it is every students responsiblity to make sure they have a copy of it in their documents.
4. If a student has any questions about a problem or any questions in general they can choose to only ask me or ask everyone in the class through drop.io, giving every student a chance to participate in an online discussion.
5. Because the students will be required for having their own copies of assignments, students who are absent have no excuse for missing the lesson plan and can particpiate in online discussion to get feedback from others who were in class.
6. Also since this portrays as a back up storage for their hard drive, all your files will never crash and remain on your online storage account.
7. Its a safe, easy and reliable tool that will help keep my students well organized and alwyas on top of it!

Classroom Netiquette Rules

Miss Graff’s

7th grade Netiquette Guidelines
for internet use…

1.)When you are using a computer YOU are in control, don’t take advantage of your freedom rights. YOU are responsible for your own actions.

2.)Respect your fellow online mates

3.)Treat others the way you want to be treated. For example, if you post a blog or video you came up with on the internet and someone steels it or “plagiarizes” your own thoughts you would be upset, so don’t return the favor.

4.)Use valuable sources such as .gov, .org, encyclopedia’s or library sources, avoid Wikipedia or junk sites.

5.)Watch the way you “type” in any sort of email, IM, or blog, and avoid using capital letters because it may portray aggressiveness.

6.)Do not post any private information about yourself or others on the internet. Use passwords and be smart about your actions presented through the internet.

7.)When emailing keep these in mind:
Short and to the point
Always use spell check!
Make sure you demonstrate a subject matter
Make sure the reader comprehends the message the way you want them to

8.)Be open-minded for online discussion but keep all these guidelines in mind.

Embedded Web Game

http://www.funbrain.com/guess2/index.html

Spreadsheets

#1. I chose to view a 4th grade M&M Food for Thought spreadsheet showing relationships by Mr.Ron Huckins. In his project he separates his students into groups of five giving them each a different amount and variety of M&M's. With the M&M's you are to separate them according to color, then record the information each group got form their bag. The students did this on spreadsheets on the computer. They learned to record information according to the number and color of M&M's. Then the students learned how to make a bar/or column graph according to their information. Also with the graphs and information they learned how to make it creative by using colors associated to the colors from the M&M's. Once they recorded all their information they learned how to take the total, average, and percent using different formulas given from Sum, Average, and Percent. Then at the end of the project, he gave the students a chance to analyze there work and come up with a concluding statement.

#2. If i were to adapt this to a junior high level(7th grade), I would have each student do this exercise individually each with their own small pack of M&M's. After recording their inforamtion from the M&M's on an Excel Spreadsheet, i would challenge them to make their data unique and stand out from everyone elses. Such thing like adding graphic images, different font, colors, organization, ect.. Then once they were done with the creative side i would have them record information from two of their peers to place onto their spreadsheet, then find the total of each color, and the sum. After they recived all the information i would direct them to make a pie chart from their information of different colors total, and then a seperate graph of their choose from their information of averages.

Linear Equations Lesson Plan PPT

Linear Equations

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Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Activity

#1. You could use Jigsaw in the classroom with only five computers by setting up different groups. Lets say there is 25 students in the class, this way you could make five groups of five students. In each group every individual will be assigned a certain topic to learn and teach to the rest of their group members. So lets say one topic was finding the area of a triangle. Every student assigned this topic out of each group would get together to find the answer. This second family they are now working with each have one computer to share and find the answers with to report back to their main family. Because each topic family only has one computer, you can assign a leader in that second family to do the research with the help from the other students in that group. Then once they all agree on the information they report back to their main family and share the information with them.

#2. An advantage of this method would be that it gets the students more engaged and powered in their own individual group. It gives every student a responsibility to obtain a certain amount of information to report back. Also it lets people depend on you by working as a team and experiencing other methods of learning.

#3. A disadvantage of this method would be having all the students be fully engaged throughout the whole exercise. If one student didn't care then the rest of the group will suffer. So it is the teachers responsibility to not let this happen and find ways around this.

Google for Educators

#1. Three classroom tools i might want to use with my high school math students are Google Calendar, Google Groups, and Google Notebook

#2. With Google Calendar I would be able to set up individual calendars for every class period putting important dates of tests, quizzes, homework, or holidays. This way the students will be more organized and well prepared for the class upcoming class period. With Google Groups, I would set up one for each class and it would mainly play as a discussion board for students to ask questions work with each other and do there assignments together virtually through the computer. From there I can check their progress and determine if they are understanding whatever section we are going over. With Google Notebook I could set up lesson plans or test reviews and organize them into a orderly fashion onto the Notebook. This way I am more prepared for the class and I will keep my students more engaged because of it.

#3. One advantage of using Google Docs is getting your students more involved with other students by doing group work. With this you can access any website, PowerPoint or word document by putting them into Google Docs, then sharing it with the rest of their classmates. It keeps the students more involved during and after school.

ATA - The Assistive Technology Act

The Assistive Technology Act(ATA), is a law designated to help people of all ages and disabilities to help them along the way to live a more fitted and stress-free environment by using the source of technology. These people include senior citizens, toddlers, underdeveloped minds, injured patients and many more people. The goals are to help people to reach their fullest potential in work, school, house-hold, communication, independent life-style, and "achieve their dreams(ATAACESS.ORG)". Along with that, technology has become one of the most sufficient ways to involve economic activity. It also shows to be used just as much if not more for people involved in ATA, then the rest of the nation.
There is a YouTube video on the ATA website at (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2G1U6U3zh8), that demonstrates how this law is presented to a visual audience. For example, this video starts by showing how ATA helps senior citizens. Because as you get older, the weaker and more fragile you become, ATA has invented knew technology to help them with everyday situations and makes them feel more important and acknowledged in the world. ATA supports rubber jar openers, built up handles that are easier to grip, or cell phones with bigger accessible buttons. All of these technology tools make the senior citizen more confident with their old age.
I think that this law is very important to our society. Although i had no previous knowledge of ATA before this assignment, it has really opened up my eyes to different ways technology can twirl its way into just about everything. I strongly like that the main focus of this law is to help these people feel as if they aren't different from anyone else, to make everyone feel equal.

"About me" edtech202

My name is Lisa Graff. This is my second year at Boise State, and i hope to become a math high school teacher. I was born in Spokane, WA and chose to go to Boise State because of a scholarship I get from being on the Harvey Neef Maneline Dance team. I have danced all my life and also hope to purse dance as well as teaching and maybe even combine them in some sort of way.