Comments on: Digital Math Book Project, Part two http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/07/digital-math-book-project-part-two/ If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. ~ Charlie Parker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dogtrax http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/07/digital-math-book-project-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 dogtrax Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:37:32 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=797#comment-2081 Thanks for commenting. We have 45 minute periods five days a week (And I have four different classes of about 20 kids) so my guess would be that we spent about 180 minutes per week on the project. Some of that consisted of mini-lessons, storyboarding, peer review, etc, but a large chunk was also on the computers. I found that drawing the pictures takes the longest amount of time and you could easily halve the project by having kids use clip art. Personally, I want them to "own" the book from start to finish and frown on any sort of clip art. I don't grade the art but I want it to be original. Kevin Thanks for commenting.

We have 45 minute periods five days a week (And I have four different classes of about 20 kids) so my guess would be that we spent about 180 minutes per week on the project. Some of that consisted of mini-lessons, storyboarding, peer review, etc, but a large chunk was also on the computers. I found that drawing the pictures takes the longest amount of time and you could easily halve the project by having kids use clip art. Personally, I want them to “own” the book from start to finish and frown on any sort of clip art. I don’t grade the art but I want it to be original.

Kevin

]]> By: CdnMathTeacher http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2008/06/07/digital-math-book-project-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 CdnMathTeacher Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:24:09 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=797#comment-2077 I'm going to be teaching grade 7-9 math for the first time next year in a 4-12 school. I'd love to do this with my grade 7s. You said that it took the better part of a month; how many classes does this mean? How many instructional minutes? Thanks for telling us about this neat, authentic assessment! I’m going to be teaching grade 7-9 math for the first time next year in a 4-12 school. I’d love to do this with my grade 7s. You said that it took the better part of a month; how many classes does this mean? How many instructional minutes?

Thanks for telling us about this neat, authentic assessment!

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