Week #2

Work time is the best things possible. I have really enjoyed being exposed to the websites we have talked about this week. Between Thinkfinity and Knowledge Network, there are so many more resources available to me now. Before this class I was a bit lost when I was searching for curricular resources I was just searching the Internet, but now I have trusted resources saved to me delicious account to start my search off right. I really enjoyed getting to know Web Quests on Knowledge Network. I wasn't very sure what Web Quests were or how I could utilize them in my math classes, but I have learned what they are and can see the validity of their use in mathematics. Just having the time to explore these sites and examine a small fraction of what is available to me, I am happy to have these in my back pocket.

The other topic we examined this week was the on-line quizzes. Most of these are hit or miss for me. With mathematics, especially high level math, it is frustrating that some websites will only let you type in letter and do not have the ability to input math equations with proper symbols and proper format. It is more efficient to type quizzes in Microsoft Word and find a different means to post it on-line. It is just interesting to me that most of these sights are geared towards Educators, yet they left our one of the main curriculum areas. Ugh. This is one of the largest factors I examine when looking at these sights. I did, however, find that the flashcards would be very helpful and handy when working with my students. It would be nice to have a set of those for each chapter. We'll see.

Time to explore....