The students at CHS are trying to learn how to add and subtract rational expressions. They're a little worried though because their teacher, Professor Jackson, doesn't exactly know what he's doing. Have no fear! Math Man is here to save them!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Math Man Saves the Day
The students at CHS are trying to learn how to add and subtract rational expressions. They're a little worried though because their teacher, Professor Jackson, doesn't exactly know what he's doing. Have no fear! Math Man is here to save them!
Those Amazing Rational Expressions!
Edgar and Peter are having a little trouble with their quantum physics algorithms. You see, uninvited guests keep arriving and they need help multiplying and dividing rational expressions. Join Pete and Ed as they try to clear up the confusion so they can get back to their real work.
Friday, May 2, 2008
The Hard Math Poetry Cafe
Join the artists of the Hard Math Poetry Cafe as they educate their guests about direct, indirect and joint variation equations.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
In The Beginning
The purpose of this blog is to host the podcasts of my Algebra 2 students. I decided to try my hand at having my students use this technology to review the material we've learned in class. I didn't, however, want them to bore their listeners silly so I'm requiring them to create podcasts that are in some kind of dramatic format. The students are being encouraged to tell a story or maybe sing a song (rapping is ok too). They are also encouraged to keep their episodes short and sweet. I figured if they could change the format of the information presented in class then they would have a better grasp on it.
In the beginning, I introduced the students to what a podcast was. Most of them had never heard of a podcast. Y tu tambien? Well, I described a podcast as a radio show that can be downloaded to a computer so that the listener can listen to it whenever he/she wants. I played some examples for them. We listened to Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, Krey's MathMinute, and The Princeton Review Vocabulary Minute. I then assigned the students the job of finding 3 more podcasts on their own for homework. I gave them a list of sites like ipodder.org, itunes.com, and podcastcentral.com to get them started.
Next, I asked the students divide themselves into 3 groups. They formed 4 groups so I had to split one group up. They chose a topic and were on their way. I also gave them a schedule for when their scripts were due and when they would be recording/editing. I suggested that they split up the duties, making 2 group members responsible for writing and editing the script, having 3-8 group members record the podcast episode, having 2 group members take care of the editing, and making 1-2 people responsible for the episode album art. I also suggested that they put one person in charge of communicating with me.
We got off to a slow start because our school doesn't have podcasting software on any of the computers. We could have downloaded Audacity, but the district's security software would erase it each night. I thought that this might be too much trouble so I got a new hard drive for my old powerbook (Yes, I am a Macintosh addict) and decided that we would use Garage Band instead.
In the beginning, I introduced the students to what a podcast was. Most of them had never heard of a podcast. Y tu tambien? Well, I described a podcast as a radio show that can be downloaded to a computer so that the listener can listen to it whenever he/she wants. I played some examples for them. We listened to Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, Krey's MathMinute, and The Princeton Review Vocabulary Minute. I then assigned the students the job of finding 3 more podcasts on their own for homework. I gave them a list of sites like ipodder.org, itunes.com, and podcastcentral.com to get them started.
Next, I asked the students divide themselves into 3 groups. They formed 4 groups so I had to split one group up. They chose a topic and were on their way. I also gave them a schedule for when their scripts were due and when they would be recording/editing. I suggested that they split up the duties, making 2 group members responsible for writing and editing the script, having 3-8 group members record the podcast episode, having 2 group members take care of the editing, and making 1-2 people responsible for the episode album art. I also suggested that they put one person in charge of communicating with me.
We got off to a slow start because our school doesn't have podcasting software on any of the computers. We could have downloaded Audacity, but the district's security software would erase it each night. I thought that this might be too much trouble so I got a new hard drive for my old powerbook (Yes, I am a Macintosh addict) and decided that we would use Garage Band instead.
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