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12 Ways To Be More Search Savvy | MindShift - 0 views

  • there are ways to be even more efficient, more search-savvy. And it’s our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it’s time to ask for a grownup’s help.
  • CONFIRM CONTENT. It’s common to find the same phrases and sentences on different sites all over the Web because people duplicate content all the time. To determine the original source of the content, you can look at the date it was written, but that’s also not entirely accurate. When authors edit an article, that changes the posting date. So even if it was originally written in 2005, the date will say 2011 if it was edited last week. Again, here’s when you put on your journalist hat. Trustworthy websites typically have an “errata column” or something like it where mistakes or corrections are posted
  • KEEP IT SIMPLE. Use search terms the way you’d like to see them on a Web site.
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  • DEFINE OPERATOR. This has to be one of the best items of Google’s offerings. To learn the definition of a word, just type “Define,” then the word.
  • ONE MORE SEARCH. It’s one thing to do a quick search for Lady Gaga’s birthday. But for more important questions that have a direct implication on your life, do one more search. Go deeper and find a second corroborating source, just like a journalist would.
  • FIND THE SOURCE. Russell knows first-hand that Web sites can sometimes publish false information. Though we all know how to find contact information for an organization, confirm the phone number, look for the author’s names and trustworthy hallmarks like logos,
  • CONTROL F. A deceptively simple tool, the Control F function (or Command F on Macs) allows you to immediately find the word you’re looking for on a page. After you’ve typed in your search, you can jump directly to the word or phrase in the search list.
  • LINK OPERATOR. The way Google ranks sites can be confusing. Sometimes even when a site has negative comments or reviews, it still rises to the top of the search list simply because it’s been mentioned the most. When you want to know what other sites are saying about the site you’re searching, type in “Link: www.yourwebsitename.com” and you’ll see all the posts that mention that site.
  • DON’T USE THE + SIGN. It might have negative side effects, Russell says. Adding the + sign will force the search engine to look for only that phrase and may tweak the search in a way you didn’t intend. That said, it’s a useful tool for looking up foreign words or very low-frequency words.
  • PAY ATTENTION TO “GOOGLE INSTANT.” In most cases, Google’s instant search function, which is fairly new, will accurately predict what you’re searching for and offer suggestions.
  • SWITCH ON SAFETY MODE. If you’ve got kids in the house, Russell suggests enabling safe search. In your Search Settings, scroll down to SafeSearch Filtering (or use Control F to find it quickly!) and choose what level filter you want to use. You can tailor it to every computer in the house. Google offers all kinds of safe search tips and functions on Google’s Family Safety Center.
  • FUNCTIONS GALORE. You can use Google to do calculations (just type in “Square root of 99″ or “Convert 12 inches to mm”). You can search patents, images, videos, language translations. And even if you can’t remember a Google function, you can easily search it.
  • LEFT-HAND SIDE TOOLS. Most people don’t notice these exist, but when you search a topic, a list of useful, interesting tools come up. For example, when you type in War of 1812, on the left hand side, you’ll see “Images,” “Videos,” etc., but below that you’ll see things like “Timeline,” which maps out a time sequence of events around the War of 1812 and links to each of those events. There’s also a dictionary, related searches, and a slew of other helpful links.
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    Not mathy...just really good information!!
Rebecca Patterson

Index of /FTHumanEvolutionCourse/FTFreeLearningKits/01-MA-Mathematics - 0 views

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    Interesting Links!
Rebecca Patterson

PLOS ONE: Adolescents' Functional Numeracy Is Predicted by Their School Entry Number Sy... - 0 views

  • The four most common strategies were counting fingers, verbal counting, retrieval (quickly stating an answer and describing they “just remembered”), and decomposition (describing that they solved the problem by decomposing one addend and successively adding these smaller sets to the other addend; e.g., 17+8 = 17+3+5).
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      The missing link is subQuan. We haven't discovered it because no one was looking for it. The wait is over!
Rebecca Patterson

How Einstein Started Solving Its Math Problem - voiceofsandiego.org: Schooled: The Educ... - 0 views

  • Einstein's students were developing too many shortcuts and not enough understanding.
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      Number sense.
  • While 71 percent of its fourth graders meet state math goals, only 17 percent of its 11th graders do.
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      54% drop.
  • At Einstein, the problem became clear when teachers gave fifth graders a simple test. They told them to put down their pencils and estimate answers to simple questions, different ones than they were used to.
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      Ahh, estimating!!!
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  • The kids were so wedded to formulas that they couldn't step back and reason through a problem without them.
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      Rules-based
  • Mathematicians call it a lack of number sense, an intuitive feel for numbers and how they relate to each other.
  • To get kids thinking more deeply about math, Einstein started using new math textbooks this year. Instead of teaching students a new algorithm and drilling them on it in problem after problem, it poses open questions that can be solved multiple ways. That forces kids to figure out what strategies fit a problem, instead of just mechanically following steps.
  • "Now there are fewer problems — but they really have to think."
  • Einstein isn't the only school taking algebra on earlier. San Diego Unified is also changing its elementary school curriculum to ease younger kids into algebraic reasoning. Thousands of teachers have been trained in the new methods, which link algebra to every grade.
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      Algebra prep in elementary school.
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Maths and ICT - 0 views

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    Shambles does it again with this collection of online math tools. He makes fantastic lists!
Rebecca Patterson

QR Codes in the Classroom -- THE Journal - 0 views

  • "What's wrong with the good old paper and pencil?" remains a common question in educational circles. My answer to that question is, "Nothing."
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    Cool links to programs for QR codes and good use of student owned mobile devices in the classroom.
Rebecca Patterson

Math Engagement Linked to Grasp of Concepts - ASCD Express 6.24 - 0 views

  • After only a week of practice, my students had achieved these goals of recognizing and using the distributive property to create their own strategies. Furthermore, most students were mentally multiplying one-digit by two-digit numbers.
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    Great article on teaching the derivation of multiplication not the memorization! :-)
Rebecca Patterson

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day… - The Best MATH Sites That Students Can... - 0 views

  • Ten Marks is one that focuses on math. A colleague of mine really liked it, although I have not registered my own students before. Another for both ELA & math assessments is Easy CBM.
  • Sokikom.com has a free component for number sense- fractions/decimals/prevents – that is very well developed, adaptive, and includes video tutorials. My students love it! They also have several components that one could pay to add on.
  • One site that I’ve found to be quite beneficial is ThatQuiz.org. Toying around has found quite a variety of items to introduce and review with the students, and it catalogs quite a bit of data, making it easy to pinpoint individual problems, as well as class issues with specific math concepts.
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  • In the past I have used Tutpop to register a whole class and track the progress they make with math through games played with each other as well as students from around the world! There are different levels, but it is aimed at elementary. I can’t remember who first told me about this site, but I like it.
  • I love xtramath.org. It is a free site that helps kids master their math facts. Initially, the student takes an assessment quiz of what they already have mastered as indicated by a response of 3 seconds or less. Each consecutive session is based on the outcome of the previous assessments. It takes about 5 minutes a day, provides corrective feedback, visuals for goal setting, and can be used for the whole class or set up at home by a parent.
  • Study Ladder. It has impressive literacy, science and math interactives, and teachers can set-up “classrooms” to keep track of student work. Plus, it’s free!
  • If you found this post useful, you might want to explore the other 750 “The Best…” lists
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    Links galore!!!!
Rebecca Patterson

Change Magazine - May-June 2011 - 0 views

  • The underlying principle is simple: Students learn math by doing math, not by listening to someone talk about doing math. Interactive computer software, personalized on-demand assistance, and mandatory student participation are the key elements of success.
  • What is critical is the pedagogy: eliminating lecture and using interactive computer software combined with personalized, on-demand assistance.
  • Students spend the bulk of their course time doing math problems rather than listening to someone talk about doing them.
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  • Students spend more time on things they don't understand and less time on things they have already mastered.
  • Students get assistance when they encounter problems.
  • Students are required to do math.
  • Lord Kelvin once made the observation, “If you can measure that of which you speak and express it in numbers, you know something about your subject; but if you cannot measure it, your knowledge is of a very meager and unsatisfactory kind.” If he is correct, then our knowledge about how, and to what extent, the use of information technology in teaching and learning affects outcomes—both learning and cost—is meager indeed.
  • Hispanic students who were part of the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) historically had been unsuccessful in math courses. During the fall 2002 semester, however, students in the redesigned Intermediate Algebra course had an unprecedented 80 percent pass rate, compared to a prior 70 percent rate
  • SIX MODELS FOR COURSE REDESIGNSupplemental: Add to the current structure and/or change the contentReplacement: Blend face-to-face with online activitiesEmporium: Move all classes to a lab settingFully Online: Conduct all (or most) learning activities onlineBuffet: Mix and match according to student preferencesLinked Workshop: Replace developmental courses with just-in-time workshops http://www.theNCAT.org/PlanRes/R2R_ModCrsRed.htm
  • FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGNRedesign the whole course.Encourage active learning.Provide students with individualized assistance.Build in ongoing assessment and prompt (automated) feedback.Ensure sufficient time on task and monitor student progress. http://www.theNCAT.org/PlanRes/R2R_PrinCR.htm
  • At Alabama, the success rate (grades of C– or better) for African-American freshmen in the redesigned course was substantially higher than for white freshmen, despite the fact that the African-American students were less prepared when they entered the course (on a math placement exam, 20 percent of Caucasian freshmen scored less than 200, versus 41 percent of African Americans). In fall 2000, 71.4 percent of African-American freshmen were successful, versus 51.8 percent of Caucasian freshmen; in fall 2001, it was 70 percent versus 65.3 percent.
  • Students learn math by doing math, not by listening to someone talk about doing math.
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    NCAT and how they're redesigning highered math remediation and more courses.
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