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Saturday, March 12, 2011

EDU 255 Week 5 Photosharing


As I was browsing through the different photos available online, a few ideas came to mind about how to use photos in the classroom, both as a teacher and as a student.  The following are a topics and bulleted lists of some of the ideas I’ve had so far.

Teaching Geometry
·         Images of 2-D geometric figures in “real life” such as stop signs to find perimeter and area.
·         Images of 3-D geometric figures in “real life” to find volume and surface area – or just identifying the figures
·         Assigning a scavenger hunt to have student search for photos of figures
·         Using Escher art photos to discuss Tessellations

Connecting Math to Everyday Life
·         Math and Art – find photos of art and describe mathematical connections
·         Math and Sports – find photos of playing fields, equipment, statistics, etc.
·         Math and Architecture – find photos of bridges, buildings, etc.
·         Math and Music – find photos of musical scores, sine waves for notes

Showcasing or saving student work
·         Take photos of student projects such as poster projects or projects where students build items (we have build tetrahedral kites and flown them)
·         Have students create drawings or art or mathematics cartoons and take photos of their creative work

Have photos available for students to use when writing word problems – or provide several photos and have students write about the photo.

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