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toc =Introduction= This wiki is the take home part of **Numeracy in the Classroom Getting Kids to talk and do Math**. A MMAT Sag Presentation November 20, 2006

Foldables
We described two ways to use two different foldables in math classes. You can find more information about [|foldables here].

Why do kids not talk math in class?
Just because kids do not talk in class does not mean that they do not understand the math you are teaching. Kids love to talk and chat. Just look at their MSN accounts. They are all over the internet and have energy to burn. Let's harness this energy and have them use it to **Talk Math!**

=**Use the internet to have kids talk about Math?**=

Create a class [|blog] •Create a class [|wiki] •Use existing technology in your school to make work interesting. =Using Blogs in the Classroom=

What is a blog?
Wikipedia defines [|Blogs] as a website where entries are made in chronological order. Here is how I use blogs in the classroom.

Scribe Posts
[|Darren Kuropatwa] is a master of using Scribe Posts. Here is his [|definititive explanation] for using scribeposts and other Web 2.0 technology in classes. The [|scribe's assignment] is simply to post a brief summary of what happened in class each day. A different student is responsible for the daily scribe post and they end their post by choosing the next scribe. The first scribe is a volunteer. The teacher's daily involvement is limited to updating a post called [|The Scribe List] which is at the top of the links list in the sidebar of the class's blog.

These are Scribes that made the [|Scribe Hall of Fame]. [|Grade 7 Scribepost] [|Grade 8 Scribepost] [|Grade 8 Scribepost] [|Grade 8 Scribepost] [|Grade 8 Scribepost] [|Grade 9 Scribepost] [|High School Scribepost]

Growing Posts

 * What is a** [|Growing Post]

A Growing Post is a cumulative assignment that allows the students to have a review document of the unit they are taking. Students are given a set time period to complete their post. They are encouraged to include pictures and links as well as text to explain the questions being asked. If a student is unable to complete their work online a paper version of the assignment is accepted. Examples of Growing Posts. Here are some great examples student's Growing Posts. [|Dion's Fraction Growing Post] [|Ingrid's Geometry Growing Post] [|Aldrin's Fraction Growing Post]
 * [| Growing Post 1 (2006)] || [|Growing Post 2 (2006)] || [|Growing Post 3 (2006)] ||

[|Aldrin's Geometry Growing Post]

One good Question
[|One good Question] is a blog post where I ask one good question and ask the students to respond in the form of comments. Students are asked to create their answer in notepad first then to cut and paste it into the comments attached to my blog post. By asking them to do the work first they are not using other students work to create their answers.
 * [|One Good Question] || [|A Second Good Question] || [|My Third Good Question] ||

=Using Wiki's In the Classroom=

What is a Wiki?
Wiki's are in their nature more collaborative. Students will have opportunities to edit each others work. This year students will be doing math portfolio's in wiki's and will create a "Student Guidebook" using wikis. Both of these wiki's are works in progress. Visit often to see the changes. Most wiki services are not blocked by school division filters. Students can get access to them anywhere in most schools. Here is a [|movie that explains how to set up a wiki]. It was created by [|Vicky Davis] from Georgia. She uses wikis in her classroom. If you need an expert she is the one.

I took part in the K12online Conference this year. Part of this conference was to [|create a wiki]. This is the Wiki I created. Using Youtube and Google Video in your Math Classrooms

In this project I was paired with a teacher from [|Alabama]. We [|Skyped] (Internet Phone) and used the [|discussion tab] to create the wiki. The synergy of the project was what made it so much fun and why we spent so much time on it.

=Movies in the Math Classroom=

Could you use this movie in your classroom? media type="youtube" key="t629YHtPDo8" It is a math infomercial selling the benifits of math.

How about this video? media type="youtube" key="C2L-25xncbo" [| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2L-25xncbo]

How about this video? It was made by students! media type="google" key="8775140258369296132&hl=en-CA" [|Trampoline Math]

What to do if these sites are [|blocked] at your school.

Would you like to [|make movies]? Here is a screencast. media type="google" key="-8758912801647516598&hl=en-CA"

Here is a movie I made using digital photos and [|Jumpcut]. It took only 10 minutes to make!! media type="custom" key="10667"

=Google Documents=