Archive for October, 2008
- Video: words of wisdom :: “If I were to do it again I might well go down the road of using students as actors, shooting very short scripts and using my digital camera to film. The results would be very different and not so generally useful, but it would be less of an investment in time.”Chris Jackson – skills for [...] :: Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 :: Posted in ILT | Comments Off
- Fractions addition: slideshare :: Quick And Dirty Fractions Method View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: fractions maths) I use this quick method for adding two fractions of moderate size with Science students who need to revise basic numeracy quickly. The method is less efficient with large numerators and denominators and with denominators that have large highest common factors. Most [...] :: Thursday, October 16th, 2008 :: Posted in Maths | Comments Off
- GeoGebra :: Free geometry software :: Friday, October 10th, 2008 :: Posted in ILT, Maths | Comments Off
- Drawing… :: Bob Staake screen cam... :: Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 :: Posted in ILT, Notes | Comments Off
- Using old software :: Using older software because it is familiar and does what you need. :: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 :: Posted in ILT, Notes | Comments Off
- Keillor Distribution :: More than once on internet mailing lists I have encountered people who ridiculed others for asserting that “nearly all x are above [or below] average”. This is a recurring joke on Prairie Home Companion, broadcast from the fictional town of Lake Wobegon, where “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and [...] :: Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 :: Posted in Maths | Comments Off