Hello All!
I came across this article about a really cool way to engage learners in finding math around them. It is called the #mathphotoaday challenge. The instructor creates a calendar with different math prompts and learners photograph and share it. I think this is a great idea!
Here is a link to the article and to the the twitter feed:
Article: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/photograph-math-mathphotoaday.html#.U6xqufldXjZ
Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/3BBees/status/459140187415515136/photo/1
Who will be the first one to do this in their Adult Ed class?
Brooke
Comments
Is anyone planning on doing this activity in the classroom? Do you think this would be a good way to engage the learners?
Brooke
Hi Brooke,
We're going to try the math photo lesson idea using Flickr as the place to share our photos. I also think it could work well on a Facebook group or page. We're going to be doing a PD training on this in September and we'll keep[ you posted.
best,
Nell
What a great way to integrate Instagram in the classroom! Limited primarily to images and keyword tags, I was challenged recently to come up with ways it might be used in adult education instruction. This was not on my list - which mainly focused on language arts and ESL uses (now to go find my list and re-post it!).
FYI - current statistics say the Instagram is the "cool new hot thing" for youth and young adults - more popular than Twitter for that 16-24 age bracket.