7 West Math

Several weeks ago I took some classes to the computer lab to comment on The Math Challenger blog. Today we are going to look at some other sites. You are to do the following tasks in the order I give them:

1. Read my post on Fractions, Decimal, and Percents. Read the comments as well. They were left by students from Mr. Harbeck’s class in Canada.
2. Mr. H’s classes have been blogging for a while. Look at their posts and leave a comment here telling me if you would like to be doing this in my class. You may also leave a positive comment for one of them.
3. Mr. H. and I worked together on a wiki a few weeks ago about Effective Math Videos. Look at it to get an idea about what a wiki is. Most of the videos we used are blocked at school, but you can see how the wiki is laid out.
4. Mr. H. and I are planning to have our students (that means you!) work together on a wiki in January or February. I have started a wiki for our class, and I would like for you to go “play” there a little bit now. Follow the instructions at the top of the page.
5. Read the Bonus Points #1 post on The Math Challenger site and solve the puzzle. Leave your answer on their post as a comment.

Almost everyone finished their exams today. Study guides were turned in as well. Tuesday is a makeup day for anyone who is not finished. Please take advantage of this day to check on what work you owe instead of waiting until January. If you will take a look at the “Upcoming Events” tab you will see that there are no school days before I have to turn in grades. I do not have grades averaged yet. Have a merry Christmas!

I have been swamped with paperwork, so I have not posted like I wanted to. However, you can find information for exam review in several places. First of all, your textbook has online activities. The link is on the first page of your book, and I told you to write the username and password in the front of your book or your planner. You can also check the archived posts from this blog, my blog from last year, Ellie’s blog, and Sargent Park Math Zone for topics you need help with. Each of these blogs has a search box on the sidebar that you can use to search the blog for a particular topic.  For example, if you need help solving equations, you could search for “equations” and the posts containing that word will be listed.   Please post in the comments any links that you found to be helpful to you!