Modelling Parabolas with Angry Birds

If you use Geometer's Sketch Pad in your math class you might want to try this activity.  Not sure if kids even know what Angry Birds is anymore but if they don't play this game you could have the kids video some classmates shooting basketballs in the gym with there cell phone to do this activity or download a video of Lebron shooting a basket.  To see the activity click here.

Song Maker

Song Maker by Google is a new tool that you can make....wait for it....music. with just a few clicks.
Click here to visit the webpage.

professional learning opportunities

Glenn Wiebe posted about 75 professional learning opportunities happening this summer.  To take a look at these click here.

Zoomtastic - an online Geography game

Here is a great Geography game to play online.  From their website, "A map will appear in the screen and a 30 seconds countdown starts.  The map zoom outs slowly giving you more information over time.  After 10 seconds, 4 possible answers appear.  Choose one!"  To see the website click here.

Job Interview Questions

Yesterday I posted about a resume generator.  To keep in line with careers, here is an infographic on job interview questions.  It comes from https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/

Resume Generator

This is a repeat post as I had a student ask about writing a resume. 

 

If you are teaching a Careers course, you probably will be having your students make a resume.  Read Write Think has their own Resume Generator.  To see their generator click here.  They also have many lessons that can be found by clicking here.

Great Graphic Organizer

I had PD on Friday and we were given a 50 page pdf of graphic organizers.  If you would like a copy just click on the link and you will get a download.  Click here.

SafeShare.tv

I was at a PD session on Friday and our VP showed a Youtube video.  At the end it put up a next video that was entirely inappropriate for what we were doing.  If this has happened before to you here is your solution.  I posted about SafeShare.tv on November 18 2016 but here it is again for you.  Remember the search box in the top left corner is your friend for previously posted material.  Safeshare will remove all Youtube ads and suggested videos which might not be appropriate for your students.  Just put the Youtube or Vimeo URL into the box and click the Generate Safeview button.  Your video will now show up on a SafeShare page that will ask you if you want to put a description of the video.  That is up to you.  Maybe you might want to put some questions there.  Hit the submit button.  You can now copy the new URL code at the bottom and use that to show the video to your class.    To see  what an old Youtube video of my son looks like on SafeShare click here.

1 year - What has changed?

Happy Birthday Dedo.  I could post about things like hearts and chocolates and wish my wife and kids a Happy Valentines Day (so Happy Valentines Day to family H)  but it is also one year since the Marjory Stoneman Doughlas high school shooting.  This is a repeat of what I posted last year but I think is very important.

Thanks Mr D for showing this to me.  Vice News had an article along with the 7.5 minute powerful Youtube video showing dots to animate students. teachers and the shooters movements in real time.  The shooter is a black dot with the line showing the direction of the gun.  The green dots are students or teachers.  The yellow dots are people that have been shot and the bluish dot are deceased.  It is a powerful video and shows teachers and students much to think about.  Get out of site lines of the door is number one in my opinion and get out of the hallway is number two. 

Building models to understand and mitigate brain injury

Microsoft has a new Hacking STEM project for middle school students that could easily be modified for high school students.  With a lot of media attention given to concussions lately, this project might be right for you.  Lesson plans, instructions and a material list is found on the page.  It is relatively inexpensive with the processor costing $22 US.  To see the web page click here.

Black Mathematician Month

I noticed on Dr. Kristopher J. Child's twitter that he is celebrating Black History Month through learning about Black Mathematicians.  He has a different mathematician each day.  To see his twitter account click here.

Ma and Pa Kettle Math

It speaks for itself.  Can you make up another problem like this for your students using the same logic?

Clever PDF

I saw on Richard Byrne's website the following, "CleverPDF is a free service that anyone can use to convert a PDF into a Word document, a Pages file, or an ePub file. That's just the tip of the iceberg of what's on offer from CleverPDF. The service can be used to create PowerPoint slides, Keynote slides, images, Numbers, and Excel files.

In addition to turning existing PDFs into other formats, CleverPDF can be used to convert other files into PDFs. For example, you can use CleverPDF to create PDFs from Word, PPTX, Excel, and images.

And if you already have a PDF, but need to modify it, CleverPDF has tools for that too. CleverPDF will let you combine PDFs, split PDFs, apply watermarks to your PDFs, and encrypt your PDFs.

I used CleverPDF to convert one of my PDFs into a Word document today. It was quick and easy. I didn't have to register on the site or enter my email address in order to convert my PDF and then download the Word document."

To see CleverPDF click here.

Wave Addition Interactive

If you are teaching physics or taking physics and you are studying waves you might want to look at this interactive.  Just click here to see it.  Note you can click in the upper left corner of the interactive to get the interactive to appear as a full screen.  There are many more interactive on this website.

Why You Should Read Fahrenheit 451 - Ted Ed

I love Ray Bradbury.  Here is a Ted Ed video for you.

If you would like to see the associated Ted Ed page for this click here.

The Math Contest

The Math Contest has a weekly math question for middle school students and one for everyone else.  If you enter a wrong answer you have to wait an hour before you can try again.  If you get it correct your name goes on the board.  Recently they have added a daily question that seems to be geared to high school students.  Check it out by clicking here.

Art Lesson Plans With Examples

I saw this website that had a many topics and examples posted for each.  To see the website click

  here.  

Nanospace

Welcome back from exams.

Nanospace is an interactive website produced by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that educates kids about the nanoscale world of atoms and molecules.  According to Education World, "NanoSpace offers over 25 games and activities in an online amusement park that aims to spur student engagement.  Each of the games and activities is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for science, giving them instant academic credibility. The site also provides educator resources, including a complete guide to NanoSpace’s lesson plans, age-relevant worksheets and opportunities for homework assignment."

To see the website click here.