Comments for EDUC4105 http://c3036595.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:02:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Review of mathematic websites by hayds http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/03/26/review-of-mathematic-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-11 hayds Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:02:26 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/03/26/review-of-mathematic-websites/#comment-11 That illuminations site looks like it will be very handy. Cheers for going above and beyond the call of duty! That illuminations site looks like it will be very handy. Cheers for going above and beyond the call of duty!

]]> Comment on Literacy in Mathematics by samuelcrichton http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/03/05/literacy-in-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-10 samuelcrichton Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:45:43 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/03/05/literacy-in-mathematics/#comment-10 Practicing and talking about language in the classroom is a great point. An example that took my fancy was the wording of decimals making 3.7 sound smaller that 3.26. Some activities in the classroom can help students relate the language to the meaning of the maths, opening up good potential for your 'real life' classroom activities. Practicing and talking about language in the classroom is a great point. An example that took my fancy was the wording of decimals making 3.7 sound smaller that 3.26. Some activities in the classroom can help students relate the language to the meaning of the maths, opening up good potential for your ‘real life’ classroom activities.

]]> Comment on Graphics Calculators by hayds http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/03/05/graphics-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-8 hayds Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:03:17 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/03/05/graphics-calculators/#comment-8 I'm not sure that there will be a lot of jobs that use a graphics calculators in future, but certainly the technological competency would come in handy. I’m not sure that there will be a lot of jobs that use a graphics calculators in future, but certainly the technological competency would come in handy.

]]> Comment on Should technology be used in the classroom? by Marjory Drummond http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/should-technology-be-used-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Marjory Drummond Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:00:38 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/should-technology-be-used-in-the-classroom/#comment-6 I agree that students can become lazy and the skill of graphing by hand will be lost. Introducing the graphics calculator to only those students who have mastered the skill could prove problematic in the classroom. I would not look forward to teaching a class that only some students could use the graphics calculator. I feel that all students should have the chance to use this technology, it may even assist the students who were having problems. I agree that students can become lazy and the skill of graphing by hand will be lost. Introducing the graphics calculator to only those students who have mastered the skill could prove problematic in the classroom. I would not look forward to teaching a class that only some students could use the graphics calculator. I feel that all students should have the chance to use this technology, it may even assist the students who were having problems.

]]> Comment on Should technology be used in the classroom? by hayds http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/should-technology-be-used-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-5 hayds Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:25:37 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/should-technology-be-used-in-the-classroom/#comment-5 Spot on. Students need to be well aware of the pitfalls of any technology they use. Although I think that surely graphics calculators can only help students to visualise graphs, e.g. by exploring what happens as we change different coefficients.The times they are a changin'. Spot on. Students need to be well aware of the pitfalls of any technology they use. Although I think that surely graphics calculators can only help students to visualise graphs, e.g. by exploring what happens as we change different coefficients.The times they are a changin’.

]]> Comment on Should technology be used in the classroom? by kathrynholmes http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/should-technology-be-used-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-4 kathrynholmes Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:34:41 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/should-technology-be-used-in-the-classroom/#comment-4 Nice blog that covers the main issues. Don't forget to try to enhance your future blogs with links etc where possible. For example, you could have included a link to the Monty Hall website when you talked about it. Nice blog that covers the main issues. Don’t forget to try to enhance your future blogs with links etc where possible. For example, you could have included a link to the Monty Hall website when you talked about it.

]]> Comment on Language and Mathematics by samuelcrichton http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/language-and-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-3 samuelcrichton Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:54:41 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/language-and-mathematics/#comment-3 I agree that simpler definitions of 'numeracy' should be possible, but some of the wider opinions of 'numeracy' draw in interesting ideas which may both further clarify or confuse the use of this word. Rowe (1999) makes them point that numeracy shouldn't involve excessive requirements or high levels of 'verbal reasoning abilities'. This brings into the picture an idea of how 'numeracy' might be tested, and widening the debate into how 'numeracy' might be defined. http://www.acer.edu.au/documents/Doig_SummingUp.pdf I agree that simpler definitions of ‘numeracy’ should be possible, but some of the wider opinions of ‘numeracy’ draw in interesting ideas which may both further clarify or confuse the use of this word. Rowe (1999) makes them point that numeracy shouldn’t involve excessive requirements or high levels of ‘verbal reasoning abilities’. This brings into the picture an idea of how ‘numeracy’ might be tested, and widening the debate into how ‘numeracy’ might be defined.

http://www.acer.edu.au/documents/Doig_SummingUp.pdf

]]> Comment on Language and Mathematics by Sarah http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/language-and-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sarah Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:05:18 +0000 http://c3036595.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/language-and-mathematics/#comment-2 Wow...this blog is sooo pretty! it's the prettiest blog to ever be blogged! Wow…this blog is sooo pretty! it’s the prettiest blog to ever be blogged!

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