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Introducing….

BLOGS IN MATH!!!!

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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.

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A sample blog:

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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.

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We will be using “kidblog”

www.kidblog.org

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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

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Blog project

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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.

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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

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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.

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Any Questions???

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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)