Equilateral Triangles
Thank you to Dan Meyer for this great task idea and to Patrick Honner for the fun tweets on equilateral triangles.Act One is this video which asks for a ranking of how well each teacher had drawn his...
View ArticleCreate Custom Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry Worksheets
Software for math teachers that creates exactly the worksheets you need in a matter of minutes. Try for free. Available for Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2.glenn blakney's insight:Just...
View ArticleBloom's and ICT tools
Many teachers use Bloom's Taxonomy and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy in developing and structuring their teaching & learning experiences. Bloom's Digital taxonomy is an attempt to marry Bloom's revised...
View ArticleIntroducing a New Site: Visual Patterns
Michael's Math Mistakes, Andrew's Estimation 180, and Dan's latest Graphing Stories made me think about creating a site that features visual patterns in which students are invited to figure out an...
View ArticleMore Rectangles and One Good Read
Jesus. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes than read another page of Fifty Shades. I'd heard all this buzz about it since summer, yet no one had mentioned just how awful this book is!See it on...
View ArticleEverybody is a Genius
A blog about teaching middle and high school math using interactive notebooks.glenn blakney's insight:I have done this on a much smaller and less sophisiticated scale at the Middle School level, and...
View ArticleMagnifying the Universe
This interactive infographic accurately illustrates the scale of over 100 items within the observable universe ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars to molecules and atoms.glenn...
View ArticleThingLink - Make Your Images Interactive
ThingLink lets users add interactive links to any photo and turn them into fun web experiences that drive engagement.glenn blakney's insight:Powerful tool to make images interactive. Very easy to use...
View ArticleWordle - Beautiful Word Clouds
glenn blakney's insight:Combine this with Thinglink and make vocabulary rock!See it on Scoop.it, via Middle School Math
View Article101questions
What is the first question that comes to your mind?glenn blakney's insight:I start every math class with 5 minutes of this. I think that it builds "mathy" thinking. Thank you, Dan Meyer.See it on...
View ArticleANCIENT GREEK GEOMETRY
GEOMETRYglenn blakney's insight:caveat emptor! this is addictively fun! endless hours of geometric constructionSee it on Scoop.it, via Middle School Math
View ArticleThe Magic Octagon
One of my favorite moments at NCTM was when I ran into David Masunaga and he showed me the magic octagon. Take a minute to let the magic octagon blow your mind.glenn blakney's insight:awesome! this...
View ArticleLEGO GBC JAPAN 2013 in TSUKUBA
代理アップロード Module Creator フィン(fin) http://finsmachine.blog.fc2.com/ うだ まこと(makoto uda) http://blog.livedoor.jp/legotyu/といっせー(toise) matk http://tsukubalego.bl...glenn blakney's insight:very interesting...
View ArticleHow Does A Wing Actually Work? - YouTube
Lift is an important concept, not only in flying but also in sailing. This week I'm talking to Olympic Sailor, Hunter Lowden. But before I get to the physics...glenn blakney's insight:Talking about...
View ArticleQuestions?: I Like Triangles
glenn blakney's insight:I like triangles too. This great for number sense and building number relationships. Track down the animated factorization visualization, because it is very engaging.See it on...
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