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Using Post-It Notes in the Classroom
Honestly, I wasn't sure how college students would respond to writing their answer to a problem on a Post-It Note and then sticking it to the white board, but I thought that I would give it a whirl. As it turned out, most of the students told me that they enjoyed the activity because it…
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Happy New Year!
I've really been trying to avoid it, but at this point I don't think I can help it anymore. I think that the TED Talk that was featured over at The Edge of Learning sums it up well why I don't like to give away many of my New Year's Resolutions. But I want to tell…
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MATH Movie Trailers
Happy New Year! First of all, if you’re not following along with Teaching College Math on Twitter, I seriously think that you’re missing out on a lot of good ideas. Like the one I’m about to suggest to you. A recent twitter challenge stated: “Challenge: Make a one-minute trailer (like in the movies) for Algebra that makes…
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A Calculus Christmas
So, I was sick on Christmas and had to spend a majority of the day by myself so that I wouldn't contaminate my family. That gave me a lot of time to think and surf the Internet. And since I was feeling in the Christmas spirit, I started poking around Google for Christmas-Themed Calculus Activities.…
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Mathematics on TV
I always get really excited when mathematics is shown on TV. And I think these TV episodes may bring back some memories for some of you also. Home Improvement Part 1 Home Improvement Part 2 Full House
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Using Stop Motion Animation in Math
So, I just couldn't help myself. After posting this on Twitter earlier today: "I wonder how using stop motion animation could be used in a math class. I would love seeing some short videos on dev. math and calculus.", I decided to take a look around the web for what I could find out on…
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Maps and Mathematics
Just a couple of ideas that I think are interesting ways to approach the idea of using Maps to teach Mathematics. I really think that the Map Application is a good away to introduce ordered pairs because students have to find locations such as A1, B2, etc., where there is a distinct order. If you…
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Mathematics and Fashion Design
At IADT I teach a lot of Fashion Design students and I know that they need to be really good at math for all of the measuring that they have to do for their patterns and whatnot. However, how to get them engaged in the part of math that isn’t as directly applicable is sometimes…
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My Bamboo Pen and Touch
I'm really excited about my new Bamboo Pen and Touch. I can tell you one thing: My students were definitely jealous when I walked into the classroom yesterday and started setting up. They saw how great it was and they all wanted to try it out and get it themselves — Especially when they realized…
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Social Learning Environment
Today has been a terrific day for the most part. It was final exam day, but instead of grading exams as the students turned them in (which I probably should have so that they would be done), I spent the day surfing the Internet for new ideas to use for next semester. And here are…
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