Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Special Blog Post #1

Many Students Misinterpreted the Data in Did You Know?

While reading the post Many Students Misinterpreted the Data in Did You Know?, we were asked to use the search engine WolframAlpha. We were also asked to search for the population of the United State, India, and China. WolframAlpha informed me that the population of the United States is 309 million people. I was also informed the population if India is 1.21 billion people, and China's population is 1.35 billion people. I asked WolframAlpha to search for the number of math teachers in the state of Alabama. The answer is 730 math teachers. I also asked WolframAlpha how many math teachers were in the United States. The answer is 48,100 math teachers.

WolframAlpha could be useful to both students and teachers. Teachers could use this search engine for many different activities. For instance, while teaching a student may ask a question the teacher has no idea about. The teacher could quickly search WolframAlpha and answer the student's question. Another good use of this search engine would be for teachers personal use. If the teacher was at home making up quizzes, the teacher may quickly search each answer and get a key made for the quiz.

WolframAlpha could be useful to students as well as teachers. Students may use this search engine for a variety of things. It could help with homework, projects, or even answer a question not answered during class. The student may come upon a question during homework, and WolframAlpha would be handy to answer the question. I think this tool is a great idea to use in the classroom, and it is very helpful.

Gary Hayes Social Media Count

The social media today is a very big part of most young adults lives. Even most older adults use the social media. Today, teachers have many ways to involve the social media in the classroom. For example, teachers can create a page on Facebook and post assignments, and test dates. The students would only have to visit the Facebook page to get assignments. There are many other ways for teachers and students to communicate through social media. Twitter can also be used in the classroom. Students can be assigned to someone to follow and tweet with. They can even tweet with their classmates.

Social media can provide a lot of help to teachers. It is much easier for a teacher to keep in touch with students after class using social media. This is an advantage to both teacher and student. Pinterest is also a place to learn using social media. Many teachers post their ideas to Pinterest so that other teachers can use their ideas. I think social media changes so quickly because so many people find it very useful. Social media is awesome, and I love it!

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