The student work that I would
design using a blog will concentrate on proving the Pythagorean Theorem with
the use of small square blocks, an 8.5 X 11 sheet of paper, pencil, ruler and a
cell phone. Each student will be required to make a video or take pictures on
step by step procedures in proving the theorem. They will then create a blog
and give content of what the blog will be about and state the theorem it self.
Written explanation of how they used the materials to develop the proof will
also be included and the video/pictures will be uploaded.
The Pythagorean Theorem states
that if triangle ABC is a right triangle then the sum of the areas of the two
squares formed from each leg’s length is equal to the area of the square that
was formed from the hypotenuse length.
The Pythagorean Theorem and the
proof was first discovered by a Greek mathematician named Pythagoras which is
where the theorem got its’ name. The Pythagorean Theorem is a relation in
Euclidean geometry that involves the three sides of a right triangle, which is
a triangle with only one interior angle that measures exactly 90 degrees. Given
a right triangle ABC you would find the equation: a2 + b2 = c2 and that is the
theorem written as an equation. It relates to the length of the sides, legs a and b with c being the
hypotenuse, the opposite side of the right angle. If the lengths of all three
sides are integers, the right triangle is said to be a Pythagorean triangle.
The affordance of the blog with
use of this lesson creates the ability for students to strive in understanding
what they are doing but also allows for their peers to assess their work and
comment on things that may have been missed or not. The students are engaged in
a deeper learning because of the hands on approach that is involved with the
process.
A Blog is a technology at which
you are able to post your opinion or creative thoughts at which peers can
follow and make comments on. I believe it would be the same in any learning
environment on how the blog will be used. The subject material will always
change but the concept of taking information and posting it on a blog is
exactly what the affordance expels.
This technology is accessed
through the internet and using this varies by district because of internet
access policies. Also the concern about the students lost production time is an
obstacle that accessing the internet creates not only at school but at home
too. With these know obstacles this technology is striving to find its way into
the classrooms because of the important benefits that it has to interest the
students and enhance their capability of learning. Slowly district
administrators are beginning to understand the importance of technology and the
role it plays in each student’s life beyond the walls of the classroom. It’s
about preparing our students for the future, not for the present that has just
become the past.
This is an example of how the students
will be using their blogs.
(Title)
(Introduction)
(Name Figure)
(Name Figure)
(Describe final steps and proof)
(Summary: State Pythagorean
Theorem)
