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Tim Fahlberg - May 2, 2008 Green Lake Math Conference
Mathcasts, Wikis and Blogs (Oh my!): Thinking, Doing, and Sharing Mathematics Out Loud.
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Mathcasts, Wikis, and Blogs (Oh my!): Thinking, Doing, and Sharing Mathematics Out Loud.
WMC Annual Math Conference
5/2/08: Kern-Hanson: 2:30–3:30 PM
Presenter: Tim Fahlberg, tim.fahlberg@mathcasts.org
Site: www.mathcasts.org
Mathcasts
What are they?
| • | Screencasts that record thinking and reasoning out loud about math. |
| • | What does this mean? Mathcasts By Students. |
Why create them?
How do you create them?
| • | Mouse, graphics tablet, Tablet PC or Interactive Whiteboard Board. |
| • | VoiceThread, Jing, SMART Recorder, InterWrite Recorder, Camtasia Studio. |
| • | Handwritten questions, typed questions, ExamView dynamic questions. |
How much is all of this going to cost (and how can I afford it)?
| • | Some very good news - Not that much! |
Resources: www.math247.pbwiki.com
| • | Mathcasts by students and educators, methods for creating, & recommended tools. |
| • | Free dynamic ExamView questions & tutorials (books and screencasts). |
| • | GeoGebra activities & tutorials. GeoGebra is similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad but is free and does more with algebra. |
| • | Article: “Whiteboard Math Movies” in Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications by Tim Fahlberg, Dr. Linda Fahlberg-Stojanovska, Rev. Graeme MacNeil. |
Wikis, Blogs, and Screencasting
Book: “Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms“ by Will Richardson
Wiki (e.g. Wikipedia): Collaborative tool for sharing ideas, materials, mathcasts, etc. with many other teachers and students.
Best wiki tool for educators: PBwiki: www.pbwiki.com (Free and $)
Blog: A website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video (definition taken from Wikipedia)
Best blogging tools: Blogger (by Google – free), WordPress
Screencast: Screen recording typically with voice.
Best screencasting tools (www.TechSmith.com): Jing (free), Camtasia Studio ($$), and Screencast.com ($ - hosting service)
