Monday, April 6, 2009

Thing wiki (15)

Well I went to the "sandbox" and played for awhile. I went to the photos and images page and saw all the comments. But what the heck, the wiki experience is collaborative input so I edited. Having never done that before, I left my initials. Then when I saved I saw it labeled me as last editor. So I've had my first true wiki online experience. My heart is beating a little faster.

I think setting up a wiki would be a good classroom project. In math, the students could contribute their thoughts on vocab or input different problems that the teacher might put out as a challenge. There are alot of possibilites.
SBS

Thing 14















Here is my Gliffy chart. (LEFT) I decided to make a symmetry challenge for middle school math students. "Find how many lines of symmetry each object has. One is demonstrated by the black line." I realize this is not probably the traditional use of a flow chart, but it worked for me.
I also had a fun time creating a word chart (TOP RIGHT) with math definitions at bubble.us! This would be a good way to train math students to create their own vocabulary tools.
SBS

Thing 13

Well I decided to share my grocery shopping list. I hear some of you giggling or wondering why in the world she has done this. I have found, since I only do two major shopping trips each month, that it helps if I have a list template. This way I have everything that I usually buy and either check that I need it or leave it blank if I don't. It keeps me sane and might help some others as well. Of course you can adapt it to your own purchase list. My original had columns, but I couldn't find that option in ZOHO. If you know where the column option is, let me know and I will change the format.

Happy shopping - SKYBLUESUE