Jon Oaks

Author: Jon Oaks

  • Thought-Provoking Proportion Challenge Problems

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    I totally meant to share these problems a few weeks ago, but I wanted to try it out with my classes first.  However, I got so distracted with doing my Capture & Recapture Lab that we never got to the worksheet.  Yes, I did a Capture & Recapture lab for my Beginning Algebra Classes to…

  • #anyqs Related ‘Stuff’

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    If you’re not familiar with #anyqs, start here: http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=10120.  Otherwise, enjoy.

  • Using UJAM to Automatically Add Music to Everything.

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    I just Stumbled Upon this tool called UJAM, which takes vocals and actually adds appropriate background music.  I decided to push the envelope by simply just reading the instructions to one of the recent assignments that I did with one of my classes to see what it could do with spoken word.  I think that…

  • Example of Fontself to Create Your Own Font

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    Personalize your messages with original hand-drawn fonts. Send yours now!

  • Web-Based Tool to Quickly Make Venn Diagrams

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    I just learned about a free web-based tool called ‘Crappy Graphs’ (http://crappygraphs.com/user_graphs/makecrap.php) that if you’re not trying to make a crappy graph, would actually be quite useful to quickly make a Line Graph or a Venn Diagram to illustrate concepts in logic, set theory, etc.  I’ve included a few examples of what it can do.…

  • An Array of Media — Video and Audio Clips

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    1.  JotForm Introductory Video 2.  Article: College Lecture Classes Need Overall /mp3player/mp3_shell.png /jwplayer/posterous/pstplayer.swf if (FlashDetect.installed) { $(‘flash_embed-ywmyppzGum’).show(); $(‘quicktime_embed-ywmyppzGum’).hide(); } else { $(‘quicktime_embed-ywmyppzGum’).show(); $(‘flash_embed-ywmyppzGum’).hide(); } 3.  Calculus Rhapsody (I know this isn’t new, but… a friend who is teaching Calculus this summer asked for a link.) 4.  Math:  It’s Everywhere 5.  A Short List of Great…

  • Rush Hour! Ohhh Yeah!

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    This free on-line version of the Rush Hour Game was originally posted here at the MathCounts website (https://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=1512), who in turn got it in from the ThinkFun website (https://www.thinkfun.com/rush-hour-online-play/). I remember when I first got the ‘real version’ of this game on a road trip during a family reunion in Canada.  Warning: This game is…

  • I love widgets, yes I do.

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    I found this to be so intriguing that I couldn’t help but share it: http://www.widgetserver.com/syndication/flash/wrapper/InsertWidget.swf List of other Twitter Chats:  http://bit.ly/ChatSched

  • My Summer Plans

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    I have a very hectic summer ahead of me.  I have vowed not to slow down just because summer has arrived.  If you’re bored and have nothing to do this summer, think of me and all that I will be doing — 1.  Conferences:  One of my goals for this summer is to attend as…

  • Student Perception of an Uncaring Instructor

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    This has been an exceptionally frustrating semester for me.  If possible, I try not to make a major issue out of student behavior during class.  However, this semester there has been so much rude behavior in many of my classes that I have felt no choice but to step in and try to put a…