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Entries from March 9th, 2011

So why do I need to know math?

March 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Classroom

You are working for the township and need to cover a play area with mulch.  How much mulch do you need?  Can you find the area of a composite shape? Math by Design is a math site with real life problems (including hints), lesson plans, standards, and brief videos focused on math in action (the careers [...]

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What are your superpowers?

March 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts, Content-Art, Digitial Storytelling, Voicethread

Image you are superhero- what superpowers would you select? Jasmine Hoyer and Michelle Popick put that question to their class. Once the students created their heroes (and powers), they then developed a plot, wrote dialogue, illustrated each frame, and put the entire project on a Voicethread. This learning opportunity included a variety of speech, language [...]

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