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Final Podcast Project

I decided for my Final Podcast Project that it would be good to give some good math study tips that many students could benefit from.

Final Video Project

I spent some time making images to use with for my video. I discuss how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers. This is very integral for students entering middle school, and they need to understand what an integer is.

I hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for all the feedback!

- TH Math

A favorite TeacherTube video

I was trying to find some funny, yet educational, videos on TeacherTube related to Math. I came across Mrs. Burk's Perimeter Rap and knew I found a gem.

This video is great. It is simple, yet catchy. It easily covers what a perimeter is as well as an area, and how to solve for both. The video is great!

Here's the video.




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Mrs. Burk's Perimeter and Area Rap.


I will use videos such as this in my classroom to help students, and to make learning math a more enjoyable experience.

MovieMaker Project - Tokyo Disneyland

I had some fun making this project. My wife and I went to Tokyo this past February and had a few days in Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. It was a fun trip. I used a few different transitions from picture to picture, and have a video clip near the end which some might find hilarious. Video is in WMV format for Windows Media. MP4 was not available for me, and AVI made too large of a file.

Enjoy!

PhotoStory of Article

Here is the PhotoStory of the Article I read. I apologize for no dialogue, I didn't have a mic set up to record my voice. I hope you enjoy!

Assignment 2: The Podcast

I do not use iTunes much. The main reasoning why is that I don't own an iPod. However, iTunes can be a very useful educational tool even without an iPod, as you can show podcasts to your students during class.

There was one that I subscribed to which I think can be helpful for my classroom setting.

It's called "Math Perspectives: A way to look at Math Differently". It was made by Jane Ellen Zimmerman for the State of Florida's Department of Education.

She gives problems, and explains how to solve them step by step. Each one is only a few minutes long, but the detail she gives while going through the problems is great.

What I didn't like was perhaps the pace of her voice. I also think that if it was a video podcast, it could be more helpful for students to see the problem.

I can see this podcast exploring any number of problems or topics that are covered in math.

This podcast can apply to curriculum development because when developing a curriculum for math, it is very much a step-by-step process. Students must learn and understand certain things before they can move on, or else they will be lost. The podcasts can be played in order, and they can follow along with a curriculum quite easily.