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Cross-Curricular Teaching of Data and Probability
We here at Key really love our TinkerPlots software. And we’re always talking about the power of using it cross-curricularly—using data to enhance understanding of, say, science or social science topics, as well as using these contexts to motivate the … Continue reading
Posted in Real-World Math
Tagged Data and Statistics, Dynamic Data, Modeling, Problem Solving, TinkerPlots
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Functions Come Alive in a Precalculus Classroom
Ken Gordon has written our first in a series of guest blog posts from people working with Key Curriculum products in schools. Ken teaches Precalculus and Calculus in an accelerated program at Sisler High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has … Continue reading
Data Visualization in the Age of HTML5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKY6QW8YIB8&feature=player_embedded”
My partner and I spend a fair amount of time talking about data visualization. He’s a computer programmer who works on websites that gather and display large amounts of data related to energy production and consumption. This data can be … Continue reading
Posted in Real-World Math
Tagged Data and Statistics, Dynamic Data, Modeling, TinkerPlots
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Moral of the Story: Pineapples Don’t Have Sleeves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coavD_aPZRo&feature=related”
I intended to start this blog post inspired by this article about “security breaches” of the California Standards Test (CST) standardized test. My thoughts about this article were in two directions: how do you ensure integrity of high-stakes tests in … Continue reading
Lifelong Learning
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A number of things I’ve come across lately have made me think that there may be a revolution afoot in adult pursuit of learning in this country—adults truly acting as lifelong learners. And the internet makes this possible in ways that … Continue reading
Infographics–A Tool for Teaching “Graphicacy”
Recently a lot of infographics have been coming my way, mostly via Facebook, I confess. The first one that caught my eye was this: Created by Surfmeisters Surf Blog | Surf Videos | Flip Flops Sharks kill 5 humans … Continue reading
Stunning Geometric Design Round-Up
Recently one of our beloved colleagues moved on, and we were left with a gap—who would post our updates and tidbits on Facebook? I volunteered to be our interim FB poster, and boy am I glad I did. I asked my … Continue reading
iBooks 2–Does this look “Immersive, Engaging, and Interactive”?
Apple announced iBooks 2, with textbooks, today. They claimed at a press conference at the Guggenheim Museum that they’ve “reinvented the textbook,” and Apple’s press release claims they’ve created, “an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, engaging and truly … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Technology
Tagged Discovering Mathematics, Education in the Media, iPads, Pedagogy
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Shelfware
I went to a workshop recently that mentioned the concept of “shelfware”–software you buy that ends up on a “shelf,” not used. Of course, these days that shelf might be virtual. This got me to thinking about iPad apps I’ve … Continue reading
Graffiti as Street Math?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV32t5WAO-o&feature=related”
Last night, Key and our sister company KCP Technologies had an outing to the California Academy of Sciences weekly “NightLife” event–every Thursday night, the Academy opens to adults only with a theme of the evening, as well as opportunity to … Continue reading
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