A window through the walls of our classroom. This is an interactive learning ecology for students and parents in my Consumer Math 20S class. This ongoing dialogue is as rich as YOU make it. Visit often and post your comments freely.
Yesterday, we learn about choosing the best account but before that, we did first a Mental Math. we learn how to get the percent of a numbers. for example, find the 5% of 105 and the answer is 5.25, this how i got the half of 105 is 5.25, then move the decimal place by two and you will get 5.25. I have another solution for that, if the Question is find the 5% of 105, find first if how many 5% are there in 100% because 105 is a 100% so, there are 20 piece of 5% in a 100% and that 20 must Divide to 105 and you will get the answer 5.25. And then we learned about choosing the best account.
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We've been working with money a lot in our class. This game may be helpful for you with your mental math and in life in general.
If you look closely at the picture below, you will see that I bought something that cost $90.83 and paid with a $1000.00 bill. I wanted to make sure the sales person gave me the right change. They had to give me 9 $100.00 bills, 1 $5.00 bill, 2 $2.00 coins, a dime, a nickel and two pennies.
Click on the picture to begin playing yourself and watch your mental math scores soar!
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I just wanted to share with you all this comment we've received from the Netherlands:
Hi, i got to your site via the weblog of Pierre Gorissen who is my collegue. I think you're so right about the path to success! Especialy the curve of forgetting appeals to me, i often used it with my students and my own childeren and it gives them lots of quick wins once they realize how it works. All the best from the Netherlands, cheers, hans f.
Hans left the comment here. Wouldn't it be nice if some of you replied to him there?
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Thursday’s class we started off with some simple mental math and this time we weren’t allowed to use our calculator. Than followed by a continuous group work from the previous day. For our group work we had to finish off a Reconciling Bank Statement. Which I and group no idea how to finish. But after a long time of mistake’s Mr. k finally gave us an understandable way of understanding it. After all that we had some homework. Here it is Exploration 4 all questions.
On this day as we all know we have to start off with some metal math questions, and we did of course. Afterwards Mr. K started teaching us about Reconciling Bank Statement. And how we it works. Reconciling is a bank statement of all the things you bought and if you deposit any money or even withdrew some. And the bank sends you one in your mail every month. You need to make sure that your transaction record and the statement have no error or you would have to fill out a Reconciling Bank Statement to make sure. Any ways after he stopped talking about it he put us in groups to work on it but I didn’t understand what we had to do that time so my group and I had a lot a problem understanding it.
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Yesterday, we started multiplying two- digit numbers with had same first digit numbers, Second digit sum to 10.
We’ll use 83 x 87 = 7221 as an example.
ProcedureExample
Step 1: Multiply first digit by one number greater than itself;
this is the first part of the answer. 8 x 9= 72
Step 2: Multiply the two second digits;
the product is the last part of the answer.3 x 7 = 21
Step 3: Put the pieces together. 83 x 87 = 7221
We also began to reconcile the statement of account to transaction record. The statement of account was correct and the transaction record had some errors. Confer the statement of account and the transaction record, then find the errors and correct it.
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Yesterday, We be began with 10 mental questions. Mr. Kuropatwa gave us like a minute or two to finish up our questions. After that he gave us a number 1-6 then we have to go to specific group or number that he gave us. After that we have to correct errors or find errors with the balance record and then he taught us how to use an ATM Machine how to protect your PIN code and so forth. We finish up our class finding Similarities and Differences between Withdrawal and Deposit receipt. There's really nothing Similarities between them only Differences in differences there are Card No., Time, Account Type, Amount, Balance, and Transaction Type.
This is The Scribe List. Every possible scribe in our class is listed here. This list will be updated every day. If you see someone's name crossed off on this list then you CANNOT choose them as the scribe for the next class.
This post can be quickly accesed from the [Links] list over there on the right hand sidebar. Check here before you choose a scribe for tomorrow's class when it is your turn to do so.
Cycle 2
junar James JoyceC lanna Maximo melchor deaarly
jenna tina a. Mark jonathan jay justin vincent
mary cait(-2) almond aaron serena (-2) daymon (-1)
* Sorry this scribe post is a day late, my computer wouldn't let me sign onto my account.
Yesterday, Our class began with the 10 mental math questions. Mr. Kuropatwa gave us 5 minutes to mentally figure out the answers to the questions, then we corrected them together in class. After correcting our papers, Mr. K. quickly asked us individually if we have read the post on Internet safety. The majority of the class said that they read it, and agreed to it as well. For those students who didn't read the post yesterday, hopefully by today you have read it, and if you still haven't, you should take the time to read it since you're already on the blog.
Afterwards, we were separated into 6 different groups to do more class work. The work was similar to the assignment we were given the day before. We had to find the errors on 3 different bank forms. This time, the students weren't as afraid to go up to the board as they were the previous day, which showed improvement. After the forms were completed, Mr. Kuropatwa gave us the rest of the class to get started on our homework. For those who missed class either because they attended the grade 11 assembly or for different reasons, our homework was to do questions 1-7 on page 102-104.
.. Junar already did his post, so.. there are two posts based on yesterdays class?
Consumer Math 20S (Fall 2007): September 11, 2007 Scribe today, we have started solving 10 rapid math questions. After that, we are divided into 6 groups with 3 members each. we also started a new lesson, the lesson is about keeping records. unfortunately i was not in the class because we were called in the MPR an discussed something important matter. in this case, i read and study the lesson by myself to have something to share with you! in my readings and by studying the sample transaction records in the book i have learned the importance of record keeping. 1. Accuracy- means having a up-to-date records so that we know how much money we spend and earn. 2. Completeness of data - tells you when, where and how your money is spent or deposited or withdrawn.
it is important that we keep track on what financial transactions such as deposits and withdrawals that we are making to avoid "NSF" and penalty/ies.
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A special thank you goes out to our mentor Lani. In a comment on Jenna's scribe post she shared a great site with us all about how to write a personal cheque. Click the pic to check it out. ;-)
Today in class, we started class off with 10 Rapid Math questions. After we finished, we got it corrected by other people and Mr. Kuropatwa took them in. After that, he put us in 6 groups of 3 or 4. For the rest of the class, we sat in our groups trying to find out what the errors were on a cheque, by correcting it on the Smart Board.
Mr. Kuropatwa also told us to become more active in class, other than sitting down. "Math is not a spectator sport!"
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Blogging is a very public activity. Anything that gets posted on the internet stays there. Forever. Deleting a post simply removes it from the blog it was posted to. Copies of the post may exist scattered all over the internet. I have come across posts from my students on blogs as far away as Sweden! That is why we are being so careful to respect your privacy and using first names only. We do not use pictures of ourselves. If you really want a graphic image associated with your posting use an avatar -- a picture of something that represents you but IS NOT of you.
Here are a few videos that illustrate some of what I want you to think about:
Two teachers in the U.S.A. worked with their classes to come up with a list of guidelines for student bloggers.
One of them, Bud Hunt, has these suggestions, among others:
Students using blogs are expected to treat blogspaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for class is not appropriate for our blog. While we encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, we also expect that you will conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of this school.
Never EVER EVER give out or record personal information on our blog. Our blog exists as a public space on the Internet. Don’t share anything that you don’t want the world to know. For your safety, be careful what you say, too. Don’t give out your phone number or home address. This is particularly important to remember if you have a personal online journal or blog elsewhere.
Again, your blog is a public space. And if you put it on the Internet, odds are really good that it will stay on the Internet. Always. That means ten years from now when you are looking for a job, it might be possible for an employer to discover some really hateful and immature things you said when you were younger and more prone to foolish things. Be sure that anything you write you are proud of. It can come back to haunt you if you don’t.
Never link to something you haven’t read. While it isn’t your job to police the Internet, when you link to something, you should make sure it is something that you really want to be associated with. If a link contains material that might be creepy or make some people uncomfortable, you should probably try a different source.
Another teacher, Steve Lazar, developed a set of guidelines in consultation with his students. You can read them here.
Look over the guidelines and add the ones you like in the comments section below this post; either from one of Steve's students or one of your own. I think Bud's suggestions are excellent. We'll be using the one's I highlighted above as a basis for how we will use our blog.
In class on friday, we talked and learned about an easier way to multiply by 11 and to find 5% of a number. Multiplying by 11 might be hard for some people but when you know the 'trick' it's alot easier. For example, say for instance you want to find what 45x11 is, all you have to do is write 4 and 5 [leave a space in between]. Add 4 and 5 to get 9. And your answer is.. 495. We also started our first unit: Personal Banking. Mr.Kuropatwa had shown us on the smartboard how to write cheques, withdrawal and deposit slips, and we also got our first booklets on personal banking.
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Today in class we learned about Sisyphus if he was a villain, victim, or hero. Most people thought he was a villain because of all the cruel things he done to people and should be punished. I'm not sure if anybody said he was a victim. Mr. Kuropatwa says in his opinion, he is a hero. He said that Sisyphus knows that the boulder is going to roll down the mountain. But he just goes back down and starts pushing it up the mountain without a tantrum or a fuss. He also said to remember Sisyphus.
We also talked about the curve of forgetting, attendance policy, the critical path to success, and the escalator video.
Here they are ... your homework is on slide #25 ...
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Hi There! You found our blog! This is the place to talk about what's happening in class; to ask a question you didn't get a chance to ask in class; to get copies of a handout you didn't get in class (here's the course outline); for parents to find out "How Was School Today;" to share your knowledge with other students. Most importantly it's a place to reflect on what we're learning.
Tomorrow we'll talk about the Forgetting Curve and Learning and Remembering. Real learning involves working with and discussing new ideas with other people -- THIS is the place to do just that. Use the comment feature below each post, or make your own post, contribute to the conversation and lets get down to some serious blogging!
Here is your homework for today (click on it if it's hard to read):
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