Right brainers will rule the future!!! That's what Pink says. (Hold on a sec, I just decided to change my font to pink, in honor of Danny Boy...okay, I'm back.) Now, where was I...oh yeah...I knew it all along. I have suffered through many years of getting "off track" in my thoughts, only to find out now "off track" is the Orient Express of tomorrow's literacy! (Toot Toot!) I love the way Pink (not the musician, the author) redefines learning/communication styles to accommodate the technology movement. More students speak in that language and can easily figure out, not only how they learn, but how they can contribute to the group. Everyone's a contributor in his/her own way.
I am really going to implement a classroom blog for my Ramp Up to Algebra students. I never believed they were truly bad at math; they just didn't catch the rules through rote memorization and worksheets. Maybe someone will write a rap song on the blog and forever change the way we add fractions!!!
Does this pink font show up on my blog? I need to post to make sure...I'll be right back.
Oh, it looks goooood.
I also finally caught the meaning of the book ZOOM, although it took time to figure it out. I figured it out in class while Dr. Kajder was moving those slides over the Elmo. Why is it not pronounced Kadgeder. Where's the J? Is this name Spanish because the J is silent? It looks more like an east Indian name...and what about that Elmo?
I have more reading to do.
Carry on.
1 comment:
The pink font looks great. :)
Also, I really love the idea of the classroom blog you're going to do, and props for you for planning to implement it this year. You'll have to share the link with us.
As for math raps, you should really check out YouTube.com. Different people have put math raps up, both educational and also amusing (and now I'll surely have the one that goes "watchoo know about math" stuck in my head for the millionth time).
Links:
Rise over Run Part 1
Rise over Run Part 2
What You Know About Math?
Searching will surely find you some more. And there are utilities that let you download the vids as well: check out Vixy
You can choose to download the whole video or just the audio.
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