Living in the twenty-first century, I think it is crucial to integrate technology into classrooms. I want my students to possess the tools and skills they need to survive in this technological world. Be forewarned, students will be using technology almost every day in my classroom, and I will typically assign homework requiring internet access. I want to create thinkers, not just doers, out of my students. Technology is so fascinating and useful when it comes to education. There are so many useful tools out there for every educational subject. A great website for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division practice is Math Magician. During the first week of school each student is required to complete the level 1 of the multiplication and division sets. To receive credit students must place their name in the box at the start and print the completion page at the end of the excercise. This paper must be turned into me. I will also offer 10 points extra credit if a student completes the level 2 multiplication and division excercises. We will be concentrating on measurement a lot this year and a helpful resource is this Conversion Chart. Of course, I do not want students to rely on this chart, however it is there as a resource. Also this year, we will be working with decimals, fractions, and percentages. With these, practice makes perfect. There is a math website called MATH-PLAY.com. This website offers multiple types of games for each subject area. This will allow each student to practice math at home in a fun and interesting fashion. I hope these resources are useful to all of you! I cannot stress enough how important I feel it is that students explore ways technology can better their education.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Technology In the Classroom
Living in the twenty-first century, I think it is crucial to integrate technology into classrooms. I want my students to possess the tools and skills they need to survive in this technological world. Be forewarned, students will be using technology almost every day in my classroom, and I will typically assign homework requiring internet access. I want to create thinkers, not just doers, out of my students. Technology is so fascinating and useful when it comes to education. There are so many useful tools out there for every educational subject. A great website for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division practice is Math Magician. During the first week of school each student is required to complete the level 1 of the multiplication and division sets. To receive credit students must place their name in the box at the start and print the completion page at the end of the excercise. This paper must be turned into me. I will also offer 10 points extra credit if a student completes the level 2 multiplication and division excercises. We will be concentrating on measurement a lot this year and a helpful resource is this Conversion Chart. Of course, I do not want students to rely on this chart, however it is there as a resource. Also this year, we will be working with decimals, fractions, and percentages. With these, practice makes perfect. There is a math website called MATH-PLAY.com. This website offers multiple types of games for each subject area. This will allow each student to practice math at home in a fun and interesting fashion. I hope these resources are useful to all of you! I cannot stress enough how important I feel it is that students explore ways technology can better their education.
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Hello, students and parents/guardians! I created this blog to enable easy communication throughout the school year. If there are any questions or concerns regarding math, please post them on here! Not only will I answer questions, but I also want you guys to comment and share your thoughts as well. My goal for this blog is to engage my students and their parents/guardians in the classroom discussions, outside the classroom. I am so excited to see what you all will learn from each other through this math blog. I look forward to hearing all of your input, and happy posting!
Thank you,
Miss McClain
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Miss McClain
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