Kristine

[|Surface Area EduCreation]
 * Name krahn@bcps.org**


 * Bio**
 * I currently teach math 6 and Pre-Algebra at Hereford Middle School. Previously, I taught as a resource teacher.**
 * I have a son who is 14 and going to the high school next year..time truly flies so enjoy every moment with your child(ren).**
 * I cannot wait to retire so I can move to Hawaii. My husband and I were married there and I cannot wait to return this summer!**
 * I absolutely love sea turtles..they are beautiful and amazingly graceful!**

[|GeoBoard] [|BuzzMath App] [|Five-O] [|iCross-Geometry] [|Minds of Modern Math]
 * Links to Mobile Apps:**


 * Possible Web 2.0 Tools for Project:**

[|Padlet-Mod 7/8] [|Padlet Practice Mod 7/8] [|Padlet Review Mod 7/8] [|Padlet Practice Mod 7/8 A] Apparently if you ask different people what Web 2.0 is, you will find a different definition given by all. **(**[]) Web 2.0 seems to be this generations internet. Now, everything will go through the internet. This will make things faster and less expensive.
 * Work from Class 1:**

According to CBS News, "... the key characteristics of Web 2.0 are:
 * Web-based applications can be accessed from anywhere
 * Simple applications solve specific problems
 * Value lies in content, not the software used to display content
 * Data can be readily shared
 * Distribution is bottom-up, not top-down
 * Employees and customers can access and use tools on their own
 * Social tools encourage people to create, collaborate, edit, categorize, exchange, and promote information
 * Network effects are encouraged; the more people who contribute, the better the content gets"

5 Web 2.0 Tools: ([])

1. CK12Foundation 2. Explain Everything 3. Goalbook 4. Livebinders 5. Educreations

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 * How I Plan to Use the Wiki In My Classroom:**

__**Todays Meet:**__ I attempted to use Todays Meet with my class. This was my assistance class and we went to the computer lab to complete the following question on Todays Meet: Find the factors of 96 whos sum is less than 30. Are there more than one? Explain how you found your answer. My assistance class needs help with many things but one thing is just general number sence. I thought the question was a good one since we just finished taking a test and this was a little different to 'relax' but still do math. The struggling students could also read a couple of responses to give them ideas or confirm their thoughts before posting an answer. Unfortunately, todaysmeet.com is blocked by Baltimore County so my students did not have the opportunity to experience the website.


 * Work from Class 2:**

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 * Journal Prompts:**

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 * Kidblog:**


 * Word Cloud Ideas for the Classroom:**

[|40 interesting ways to use Word Cloud]

[|125 Ways to use Wordle in the classroom]

[|Classroom Lessons using Wordle]

Standards of Mathematical Practices #1:




 * Word Cloud:**


 * Work from Class 3:**


 * Glogster Practice:**

[|Slope Intercept Handout]


 * Work from Class 4:**



[|Practice Form] [|Student Survey] [|Parent Survey] [|Best Buddies Parent Survey] [|Survey Results]
 * Work from Class 5:**

__100 meter dash__- This is a great clip to work with decimals. Students could order/compare the different times of the runners. They could also add or subtract the decimals to see if two runners times are the same as one runners time. They could also see how much faster one runner is compared to another. they could even add the times of all runners from one era and compare that era's time to another era. Great clip for decimals! __100 meter freestyle-__ I am not sure how this would work but I thought it would be a great clip to find the rate of change from year to year. Once that is found, write an equation (y=mx+b), graph it and predict what time the swimmers could get at the next Olympics. __Long Jump-__ Again, some more graphing. This time, students could graph the age of each competitor (x) and the distance he/she jumps (y) to see if there is a relationship or not. This was a question that was asked in the video..why not investigate? This would also be neat to see if there is an age where athletes perform their best. Great inferencing tool.
 * Work from Class 6:**
 * Lessons Based on Video Clips:**

[|Monty Hall Problem] I used this video for my assistance class before we started our probability unit. Initially, they had no idea what was going on. When they give you time to think, I paused the video and we calculated what we 'thought' was the correct probability. When he explains the best solution, it takes time for them to understand but after talking about it, they eventually see the reasoning. It is a great video to get them thinking about probability.
 * Videos Found by me:**

[|Pi- set to music] We always talk about pi mathmatically. What if we played this musical interpretation of pi to start the lesson or to end the lesson. Just a different way to look at math.

[|The Borrowers] This is just the movie trailer to the actual movie, The Borrowers. It is a great motivational clip to prepare students for proportions. The entire movie set is all proportional. The clip can be stopped at various places to see the human 'regular sized' actor or actress next to or wearing items that are enlarged in order to dwarf them. If you can figure out the height of the actor, and the size of the object that is enlarged, you can make proportions.

__**Learnzillion:**__ [|Statistics] Holy voice. Cant they get a better 'voice' to do the teaching??? However, the video is linked to the common core and it is also taught in the context of real life..just have to get past the voice!

[|3D Shapes] Again, aligned with common core. Much better voice. :) I like how she reviews prior to moving on to new content.

__**KhanAcademy**__ I have no links to share. They made me sign up for an account..then take a test to see where I am...I tried to pass this and it would not allow me. __**Which do i like better?**__ Learnzillion. Aligned to common core and easy to use! :)


 * Work from Class 7:**


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 * Work from Class 8:**

Work From Class 9:

[|Poll Everywhere]

Poll Everywhere could be used for math problems. You could give a math problem and ask students to send their response thru poll everywhere. It would be neat to see how many get the correct answer and how many dont. It would be great to make it multiple choice because others can see if thye got their answer incorrect or correct with out others knowing.