Monthly Archives: September 2010

After playing around on Google Docs in class, I was curious about what else Google had to offer. I came across Google SketchUp, which works perfectly with teaching Geometry. I’ve only played around with it a little bit so far, … Continue reading →

G.2 The student will use pictorial representations, including computer software, constructions, and coordinate methods, to solve problems involving symmetry and transformation. This will include (a) investigating and using formulas for finding distance, midpoint and slope. I would show this video … Continue reading →

DD RR 1.5 View more presentations from coffee4u. This is a good presentation because it consists of mostly pictures.  The pictures are entertaining, and will definitely grab the attention of viewers. The presentation doesn’t have many words, so the presenter … Continue reading →

1) Geometry Junkyard – Teaching resources related to Geometry – lesson plans, lecture notes, etc. 2) Teaching Mathematics and its Applications – Mostly about teaching mathematics at the college level, but useful nonetheless. 3) Educational Feeds – I got hooked … Continue reading →

Personal: 1. Treehugger! I know we looked at this during class, but I like to keep up to date on green innovations. 2. Building Green – Again, I like to keep up to date with green innovations, especially pertaining to … Continue reading →

I heard about this in one of my business classes during undergrad – companies encourage exercise by providing TreadDesks (or other similar products). http://www.treaddesk.com/ These innovations allow employees to walk while working. The specific example I heard in class encouraged … Continue reading →

1) Capture the students’ attention. Since students are forced to be in the classroom, you cannot assume that all students are there to learn. You must make presentations interesting to all students (or as many as possible) in order to … Continue reading →

It’s only the second class, but I already feel like I’ve already become much more tech-savvy! Here’s a funny video of my ex-boyfriend running into a tree. Karma rocks