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Videos

Place Value Math Videos

September 21, 2009

Here are some interesting videos that will help you learn more about place value.  If you like these videos, please leave me a comment below.  Tell me which video you like best and why!

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Adding Money and Numbers with Decimals

September 14, 2009

Here is another math video.  Watch this video to learn how to add money and numbers with decimals.
After watching this video, please leave me a comment below and let me know what you think!

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Adding 2 and 3-Digit Numbers

September 14, 2009

Watch this video to review how to add 2 and 3-digit numbers.
After watching this video, please let me know what you think in the comment section below!

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Adding Four-Digit Numbers

September 14, 2009

We will soon be reviewing this math skill in class.  Watch now and get ahead!
After viewing this, let me know what you think in the comments section.

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Subtracting 2 and 3-Digit Numbers

September 14, 2009

Here is a video reviewing how to subtract 2 and 3-digit numbers.  We will be reviewing this in class soon.  Watch now and get a head start!
After you watch this, let me know what you think in the comments section!

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A Message of Hope and Responsibility for America’s Students

September 8, 2009

Many students at Pioneer today watched President Obama encourage students to work hard and dream big.  Our students were at PE so we will watch this video tomorrow.  I love how President Obama encourages students to work hard, study hard, be responsible, and ask for help when you need it!  These are the very things I [...]

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How to Subscribe to Email Updates!

September 7, 2009

One of the most useful features of our website, is that you can subscribe to receive updates in your email inbox!  This way, whenever I post a new homework assignment, video, or other important note, you will automatically be sent an email with the new content!
Our class website is an extremely helpful resource that will [...]

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Room 18's First Skype Chat

June 8, 2009

This is an excerpt of Room 18’s first Skype Chat. We Skyped with a young woman who is finishing up her teaching program at the University of Regina, Canada. We chatted with our guest for about 30 minutes. It was great fun! I have been wanting to do this with my students for a while [...]

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Computer Science 101: Using Scratch

May 21, 2009

A big thank you to Mr. Becker for working with our class all day!  Mr. Becker joined our class to introduce students to computer programming using MIT’s free software Scratch.
Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art — and share your creations [...]

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Textbooks vs. the 21st Century

May 12, 2009

I discovered this video recently and thought it was a humorous look at how students (right or wrong) view textbooks.  I like how the student in this video referred to his textbook as a “foreign tool”.  
In class this year, we are learning about the different parts of a textbook: index, table of contents, glossary. [...]

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