The more I think about how I will use this blog in my math classroom the more my mind wanders around the idea of getting my students to do more writing about the math we are doing in class. I know however from previous attempts at getting students to write in math that it is a challenge. I wonder if the uniqueness of using a blog would help with overcoming that challenge. I hate to have to resort to the "it is part of your grade" or "you will get extra points" lines of fire. I want my students to come to the realization, that writing about and discussing the math and our thinking leads them to better understanding and better grades.
Over the next few weeks before school starts I am going to work on gathering ideas for discussions that are math related to try out at the beginning of the year. I am thinking about starting with a class discussion about how we can use technology in our math class and ask the students for their input.
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One way to use the blog would be to allow students to explain their thinking as they work through a problem. You could also have an area for students to express frustration when they get something wrong or can't solve something. That would help you understand how they are thinking and where they may be going wrong.
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