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Introducing….
BLOGS IN MATH!!!!
What is a blog?
• A blog is basically a type of website that does special things:
• It’s a personal diary
• It’s updated regularly
• It’s published in a reverse order – The most recent item is first
• Readers have the possibility to leave comments.
• You can add links and upload photos or other media.
• You can search for any of your entries.
A sample blog:
How can a blog help us in math?
• We have a written record of our thoughts.
• We can see our improvement over time.
• We can share our thoughts with others.
• We can improve our reading and writing skills.
• We can be creative and use technology in a fun way.
• We can learn from others’ mistakes.
We will be using “kidblog”
www.kidblog.org
Let’s get setup!
• Please get out your laptop• Visit the website: www.kidblog.org• We’ll login together:
1. In the top right corner, click “login”2. Type in my e-mail address: [email protected]. Scroll down to the bottom to find the link to our
class.4. Bookmark the site for future use.5. Click “login” again6. Find your name in the drop down box7. Enter the password that was given to you8. For future use you only need to select your name
and type in your password
Blog project
Your creation
Task: You will give a 3-5 minute presentation:
1. Share the layout and look of your blog.
2. Present the steps to solve a word problem.
3. Talk about what you learned.
Project Timeline
From now on, we will be using our blog every day.
• Today:– Create our first blog entry
• Week 1– You will be create your own word problems.
– We will solve them on our blog.
• Week 2– Various word problem practice.
– Discussions about “good mathematical reasoning”
• Week 3– Presentations
RubricCATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Mathematical
Reasoning
Uses complex and
refined
mathematical
reasoning.
Uses effective
mathematical
reasoning
Some evidence of
mathematical
reasoning.
Little evidence of
mathematical
reasoning.
Time-Limit Presentation is 3-5
minutes long.
Presentation is 2
minutes long.
Presentation is 1
minutes long.
Presentation is less
than 1 minute
Steps to solve word –
problem
Student correctly
states all steps to
solve the word
problem.
Student correctly
states most of the
steps to solve the
word problem.
There may be one or
two omissions.
Student correctly
states some of the
steps to solve the
word problem.
Many steps are
omitted or incorrect.
Most of the steps
are incorrect or no
steps are presented.
Conclusions Student goes in
depth talking about
what was learned
and shares blog with
the class.
Student discusses in
some detail what
was learned and
shares blog with
class.
Student briefly talks
about what was
learned or blog is
incomplete.
Student does not
talk about what was
learned or does not
share blog with the
class.
Any Questions???
Today’s Assignment:
Answer the following questions:1. “What topic in Algebra is my favorite.”2. “What do I need the most help with in Math?”
Once you finish, respond to 3 other blogs and give constructive criticism. (positive feedback)