Enhancing Mathematical Thinking Skills Through Podcasting
In last week's session on wikis, I began to think about how math concepts could be taught using the read/write web. The more I have thought about it, the more possibilities I see. I became convinced of the web's usefulness after "tuning in" to the Education Podcast Network. I clicked onto a podcast called dansmathcast. It was more than I imagined it would be. Interesting and kid friendly problem-solving situations were given out through the podcast, and people responded back their answers and/or thinking through a podcast or wiki (I think). You could feel the fun that this program generated in both students and adults. I am convinced that this is a dynamic way to explore math content.
4 comments:
I too was impressed with dansmathcast. It kind of reminded me of Bill Nye The Science Guy program on PBS. I'm sure that students could more easily be motivated via this format.
I think Podcasting would be a wonderful way to engage our students in learning.Specially math and science.When I taught science I would show my students Bill Nye the science guy programs and the students loved it.This Podcasting show you talked about reminded me of this.I am excited about getting Podcasting at our school.
I really think that podcasting is the way to go in allowing students to have more ownership in their work. As educators, we all know that activities where studetns generate the ideas and then put them to work are much more valuable learning tools than paper/pencil tasks. Look at investigations math. I also enjoyed the dansmathcast. Lori
Hey thanks, you guys rock! I'm Dan Bach of dansmathcast, and I do try to make my passion for the subject into a few minutes of mathertainment for the masses. Thank you for noticing, enjoying, and dare I say praising my show! I used to watch Bill Nye the Science Guy, and I eventually hoped to do something similar. I'm an avid runner, so I could be known as "Dan Bach the Math Jock." - - - p.s.
I have an active website, www.dansmath.com, and a textbook, Prealgebra with McGraw-Hill.(shameless plug ;-)
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