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Maths Wiki Page

Hi

Check out the Sarah's wiki page for some cool animations.

Remember the main focus of this is to create a lesson on some topic of algebra that you are going to use to teach someone in your class (and also your parents) about your topic.

• I would like you to give your topic a title.
• I would like you to write some notes about your topic.
• I would like you to give definitions of any maths words you use in your lesson.
• I would like you to insert a table and have a picture in your table linked to an online maths lesson and an explanation of what you will do after you have followed the link.

Have fun

Mr Free

Todays Mission - 24th May 2007

Sup ppls

What I want you to do!!!

1. Create a page
2. Write Some Questions
3. Create some resources
4. Put in some links
   

Over the next 3 weeks I want you to explore the following questions for the topic "Algebra"

Questions of Clarification

I would like to break through the blockages in my understanding and have answers to the following questions: .......

Questions to Extend Understanding

I would like to extend my understanding and explore the following questions: .......

Using the school wiki I want you to create a new page with a title relating to algebra.

I want you to define the words found at the end of the chapter on algebra.

I want you to create links to lessons on Algebra, games about algebra or anything else you think will help people to understand this topic.

You can fiind links to online lessons in Study City in the mathematics section of digital natives or you can use our school textbook. You can find some files in the mathematics folder on I-drive. You can find other links in the mathematics section of digital natives or find your own links using use google to do your own searching. Ask me if you want/need access to other resources.

I want you to illustrate your work using animations or pictures you have downloaded from the net

I want you to be creative but you must also be practical. Your task is to create a site to help people to understand Algebra.

Year 9 and Year 10s have been put in pairs to work on a page.

The Pairs are:

• Sarah and Sarah
• Bronywyn and Ainsley
• Catherine and Ash
• Kahu and Brooke
• Nick and David
• Sam and Shaun

In three weeks I am going to get your classmates to use and evaluate your work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 minutes before the end of the lesson I want you to give me some feedback and blog about what you have done today. Answer the following questions ....

Goal Setting

What have I learnt? This week I have learnt: .......
What do I need to learn? In future I need to learn more about: .......
Next time I would like to: .......

Mr Free

Rangitikei College e-learning official launch

Hi

Welcome to our offical launch of our e-learning project. This term we are all going to have some fun as we learn to "do school" in a different environment. We will all need to work together to find out how to use the e-learning environment more effectively. So comments from students and parents about what works and doesn't work will be most appreciated.

Tonight I would like students to investigate some maths problems.

1. Please click on one of the following links and investigate the site "More Fun Maths".
   
   Checkerboard Squares
   Dice Roll - Get a Five
   Card Game
   Tower of Hanoi
   Magic Square Game
   Shopping Fun

2. At 7:45 pm please go to your own blog and write a brief report about what you have done and learnt. Have Fun

Mr Free

Creating web tools

Before students can begin to use the web to learn about Mathematics they need to create a web presence which they can use to publish what they have learnt. There are two web tools which they will be using - blogs and wikis.

Blogs will be used by students to publish exactly what they have learnt, what they have found they need to learn and what they will be doing in their next web challenge. Each student will have a seperate blog to do this. Parents are encourage to sign up to their child's blog and receive notification of updates by email. Other users can comment on what students have published but are not able to publish articles. I would like them to use "blogger" for their school blogs but their are other options they can use. Students can personalise their own blogs.

A wiki is a colaborative environment which our students will be using to build up a resource which other students or teachers can then use as a basis of future lessons. Only one wiki - Ragstop.wikispaces.com will be used for this. Students can edit each other's work. This part of the program will only occur later. First students have an opportunity to participate in the webquests themselves.

As you can imagine there is a fair amount of trust involved in allowing students to publish on the web under the school name but their must also be a level of accountability. Therefore to access the Ragstop wiki students must first create their own wiki. I will then invite them to join the Ragstop wiki. The wiki they create will be used by me as a password which allows me to track who is responsible for the changes made on our school wiki. They can also use the wikis they create for their own stuff.

Students can see me for help in creating their own wiki and blog. I would encourage each student to use these 2 web tools over the holidays so that they become familiar with them and prepare themselves for our program next term.

Peter Free

Explanation of E-learning Project

Rangitikei College
-Taking education into the 21st century

In this pilot program we have asked 16 students to participate in a 10 week e-learning program called Ragstop. The program is based on a series of web quests.

Students select from a menu of Webquests and are directed to another web site where they follow instructions to complete set tasks. There are a vast variety of tasks given.

At the end of each session students must do some self evaluation. The evaluation format is as follows:

• What have I learnt?

This week I have learnt: .......

• What do I need to learn?

In future I need to learn more about: .......

• Questions of Clarification

I would like to break through the blockages in my understanding and have answers to the following questions: .......

• Questions to Extend Understanding

I would like to extend my understanding and explore the following questions: .......

• Goal Setting

Next time I would like to: .......

Students participating in this program are expected to be self motivated and disciplined. A high level of maturity and an an ability to complete tasks to a high standard is a pre-requisite of this program.


List of Maths Webquests

Below is a link to the list of all the sites where you can go for your maths webquests.
Explore! Critique! Enjoy!