The class I am considering starting a blog in is my 9th grade Geometry class. My plan is to begin the blog by have them post pictures of things they see daily that we discuss in class, such as parallel lines, blinds on a door should be parallel (that's my daughter). I thought this may be an interesting way to begin a blog. The students I have now love logic problems, through the blog they could also share logic problems, questions or riddles they have found.
I would really like for it to be a place for them to share ideas and content. Maybe a blog for them to rewrite definitions, theorems and postulates in their own words, would that be better as a wiki? I was thinking I could post proofs and each person could post a statement and/or reason that would lead to the students building the proofs. That one may take a little work. I am really new at this, any suggestions?
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I think you are on the right track with integreting blogs into a geometry class. Using a blog to rewrite definitions was interesting. I think one problem would be students piggy-backing off of other students idea of the definition. You might have to limit how many people can rewrite a definition. I am sure that there is enough words for them to redefine, so multiple words would work.
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I love your idea for posting pictures to the blog! I think that students will love doing this as part of their assignment. Would you have the students upload actual photos or find pictures on the internet, or even a combination of the two? I teach language arts and social studies so this has really encouraged me to think about how I might use the addition of photos to blogging in my content areas!
ReplyDeleteMy fourth graders also put their vocabulary definitions in their own words. I think this is very helpful to the students, and I can see how that would be especially helpful for your math students!
Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Thanks for the idea about limiting the number of times a word could be defined. My students love to "argue" about the best way to say something or complete a proof. I could see them getting carried away. :)
ReplyDeleteSince I teach high school and posting pictures may see a little young for them. I would like for them to take their own pictures. Hopefully their pictures would lean to the creative side. My goal would be for them to see geometry in the places they go every day. Just about every student I teach has a cell phone, pictures could be taken easily with these. For younger students a cell phone or camera may not be readily available so retrieving pictures online may be easier for them.
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