Math Cartoons

 
I’m writing some math cartoons and checking out how they look in wordpress.

Wireless Writing Tablet

I wrote about using a writing tablet in math class a while back.  Now I am taking it to the next level.  I got a grant for a bunch of Interwrite wireless writing tablets for the math department at my school.  The money doesn’t come in until June but I was able to get one early on [...]

Online Collaboration Assignment (Sort-of)

Inspired by all the wonderful collaborative projects like Flat Classroom and Horizon that are being done around the world I am practicing one with my classes.  Students will be creating a Google Site(Googles version of a wiki) that will review certain parts of the geometry curriculum.  Only the group members will be allowed to edit the wiki but everyone will [...]

Google Calendar for my Classes

For a couple of years I’ve tried to make some kind of online calendar for my classes. At first I was trying to update a list of assignments just using HTML.  To do that I had to open the file, update it, then load it up to the server. It took too long [...]

Google Apps For My Classes

A couple months ago I decided to start taking my math classes to the computer lab once a week.  The first day I asked everyone to start a gmail account.  It was going just fine until halfway through first hour when Google blocked our server from creating any more accounts.  They though we were spammers.  One of the [...]

Writing Tablet for Math

I’ve been using  a CyberPad writing tablet in my math classroom.  This has taken the place of my whiteboard, chalkboard (yes I still have a chalkboard), and overhead projector.  Here are some advantages and disadvantages:
 Advantages:
1. No more messy overheads. I don’t have the classic blue hand from wiping the overhead with my hand.
2. No more [...]

An Analogy for Teaching High School

A friend of mine in college had a knack for explaining everything with a hamburger or car analogy.  I’ve been working on an analogy for teaching.  Here is one using a trip.  I think I would use it as a first day intro speech.  The idea is borrowed from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits for Families.  He talks about a family [...]

Running Out of Power

For a while now I’ve been trying to get some computers for my classroom.  After asking around I found out that the computers are attainable.  The problem is that the third floor is running out of power.  I work in a very old building and it is not ready to run all the equipment that is [...]

ClassMarker.com geometry quiz

Classmarker.com is a great tool for online quizes.  They must read user input becuase everytime I think of a feature that would help they announce that the feature has just been added.  I am going to ask my department to pay for the upgraded membership. 
It isn’t perfect for math but I still use it.  There [...]

TurningPoint Clickers and Math

There is not a whole lot written on the use of student response systems or “clickers” in a math class.
 I have been using the TurningPoint clickers in an algebra and honors geometry class this year. 
Here are some pointers I would give to anyone chosing to use them in a math class:
1. Make sure the questions [...]