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Entries from December 8th, 2009

Narrow your search with the Google Wonder Wheel!

December 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Content- Cross Discipline, Search Tools

Want to make your student searches more productive?  Please watch this video on the Google Wonder Wheel-. Not only does this feature narrow the returned items, but it provides a graphic to help students define the topic.  I am going to use it in my next class!

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Real data for real math

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Math, Content - Social Studies

Quick- which city has the greatest median family income- Boston or Sayreville? Or how do the average family sizes compare between the two cities?  iCityData can give you the answer.  Based on census data, enter your cities and compare.  Have your students practice their graphing and chart skills with real numbers. (Sayreville has the larger [...]

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Money to go!

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Math, SmartBoard

  “Remember how difficult this was for me? If we had had this game, it would have been so much easier!   That’s my child’s assessment of the website Ca$h Out. You are running a store and need to make change for your customers.  There are several options in the game- you can select to [...]

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