Activity 2: Pimp My Presentation (Or: Feed Your Math Brain #1)
Well here we are in week two. Part of my position next year will be teaching HP Math to first and second graders (the other part will be teaching Technology, Grades One and Two). I have wanted to play with the "flipped classroom" idea and thought it would be fun to post math challenges on my website that kids can view at home and bring in answers (or questions) to school. I played a little bit with Prezi for this idea but found that its format would not work for what I envisioned. Animoto did the trick and I created my first (rough - still learning!) math "brain food" challenge about Turkey Vultures. Here it is:
As I said, my plan is to post regular math challenges that utilize "real life" examples for kids to use. I call them "brain food" for the kids' math brain. Originally, I had thought of creating Youtube videos using Imovie and Garageband but Animoto is quick and easy for some of the simpler math concepts and ideas I will use in the fall. What fun!
I love the idea of using them as a way of presenting math challenge problems! Very cool! It would be a great way too with building understanding for ELL students or those students that have limited background knowledge.
I love it! We are planning on having a first grade website with links to our individual websites. Doing something like this would be a great idea for the main website as well.
I love the idea of using them as a way of presenting math challenge problems! Very cool! It would be a great way too with building understanding for ELL students or those students that have limited background knowledge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I was trying to think of a good reason to use Animoto for my classes and didn't really find one. This is perfect! :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! We are planning on having a first grade website with links to our individual websites. Doing something like this would be a great idea for the main website as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Kids would love to watch these challenges! Great way to bring the pictures (of real life!) into math.
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