Math looks different in the summer
Have you ever multiplied like this?
Have you ever multiplied like this?
More new ways of looking at things.
Math can look different in different countries too!
In Egypt
In Russia
It’s all how you look at it.
The Digital Backpack
finding new and unique ways to expand learning opportunities
Math Magic + Fun Tricks = Math Doesn’t Suck
Genius’s have fun? Did you know that? Want to be one?
Play the magic math gopher game
How does it work? Can you work it out?
Use this symbol set to help, here
Can you find a simple explanation online anywhere? Post it in the comments
A few rainy days during summer are guaranteed. For those aspiring geniuses who know [...]
Visit your local art museum
The art museums I have visited this year have wonderful online features.
These Sol Lewitt Wall Drawings were fabulous up close. You have until 2033 to see them at Mass Moca, but you can take a sneak peak online and see interactive timelapses of how they were created.
Online art activities and ideas can be found at [...]
I-Spy a Color Walk
Take a digital camera and record a color walk around your neighborhood and see what you can find along the way.
Check out this color walk by the artist Leah Pilken Kolidas (link).
Another example of a spring color walk.
Use animoto to create a short movie of your color pictures. Animoto provides a quick way to turn [...]
Leonardo Online Art Edventure with Outdoor Projects.
Leonardo Da Vinci was more than an artist, he was an inventor, an architect and still has a lot to teach us. For our summer brain fit challenge today we are going to spend sometime in his workshop for an online edventure and then go out and about and do some art projects outside.
First go [...]
The Digital Literacy Challenge
The school librarian and I run a digital literacy challenge every two weeks, taking turns to challenge the school student and faculty population to an online task that introduces new websites and experiences. For two teachers without regularly scheduled classes or students we try to instruct beyond the walls and outside of the bell schedule. [...]
Games Worth Playing
This is a list of online games that offer rich educational value for children.
If you are interested in how games can educate go here.
This list is constantly updated so bookmark and check back frequently. These are aimed at middle school and high school aged children.
Labrynth (pre-algebra)
Escape from Knab (financial literacy)
Chevron Will You Join Us (Energy [...]
