Hi Its Joyce!! =)
Throughout the semester, I have learned so much during my time in math class.
I think my most strongest point is the 'Wages and Salaries' Unit.
Remember these are the steps to calculate Gross Pay with overtime and regular pay.
Step 1 Add all the hours together
Step 2 Figure out your overtime hours (Subtract total hours by your regular hours)
Step 3 Overtime pay = (wage)(Overtime hours)(overtime rate)
Step 4 Regular pay = (wage)(regular hour)
Step 5 Gross Pay = Overtime pay + Regular Pay
My second strongest point is the 'Personal Banking' Unit
We learned about cheques and transactions. Just remember to keep track of what you are spending, so you don't get ripped off. =)
My third strongest unit is 'Consumer Decisions' This is my favorite. Alot of fun, fun, fun!
We learned how to...
- find the unit price of one
- find the GST, PST, or HST.
In my opinion, this unit was the best yet because you can actually use your knowledge from class to figure out the exact amount of money you are going to spend. Which I did, and surprised that my friends ask me how much something costs. They actually said I was smart 8)
My fourth is the 'Geometry' Unit. I already knew this kind of stuff from past experience.
My weakest topics are ratios. Sometimes I just don't understand alot of times. To be honest, ratios are hard for me and hard to understand. =)
This BOB isn't much. But if you want help, feel free to ask ;D I'll be available anytime if you want help, tell me in advance ;D
Good luck in the exams =)
To end this BOB, I am grateful that I get to experience math in a different way using the smartboard. It was really fun participating and writing on the board. I am also happy that I get to share this experience with you guys =)
Good luck to you all in the future =)
Joyce
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Hi everyone,
My students and I have had the wonderful opportunity to watch your progressions in your Consumer Math 20. We are all very grateful to have been able to act as mentors, to have commented on your posts, and to have learned from your feedback. I feel that my students, who will someday be teachers, have gained a better sense of what learning can look like in classrooms when an appropriate amount of technology is used. You are very lucky to have Mr. Kuropatwa as your teacher as I know he is someone that really "gets it", and he understands that learning is about connecting, and that learning is an important activity at all ages.
I work in a Faculty of Education where I help university students learn to become teachers. If any of you ever consider a career in education, I'd love to be able to give advice to you. Here is one of my favourite quotes about teaching.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William Arthur Ward
I'm am hoping that you have been inspired by this math course and by your teacher. We have been inspired by your work, and the work of Mr. Kuropatwa. It is still amazing to us that we have been able to connect to you in this way. Perhaps, someday, these connections will reappear.
The students of ECMP 355 and I want to wish you all of the best for the future. We want to thank you for teaching us, and working with us. Take care, and good luck to you all.
Dr. Alec Couros
Faculty of Education
University of Regina
http://www.educationaltechnology.ca
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What we learned in class today was how Angles could be viewed by different ways on how people may look at it. I learned that ANGLES OF DEPRESSION is a type of shape if you were to view it looking downwards, it doesn't matter where you look there always seems to be a shape. Also another type of angle i learned in class was ANGLES OF ELEVATION, how you may see an angle just be looking up or at the sky, there would always seems to be a shape no matter how you see it.
For Triangles i learned how SOH CAH TOA is used :
Sin = Opposite over Hypoteneuse
Cos = Adjacent over Hypoteneuse
Tan = Opposite Over Adjacent
For Some of the slides in todays assignment, i learned how to get the value of the ratios
a.) Sin 45 = 0.7071 ( you type in your calculator "sin" and the number then equals)
Same thing goes with the rest of the work we also did that relates to trigonametry
The Next Scribe Is : Almond
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Did you know I can see your classroom from two windows?!
My first window is your blog. I am excited by what I see and hear! I never cease to be amazed by the quality and sophistication of your scribes. More than that I am so impressed when you celebrate each others’ learning, when you are creative, and when you critically reflect upon your learning in your BOBs.
Did you know Mr. K’s blog is my second window? I admire and respect what I see and hear here too! Did you know that Mr. K celebrates your learning on his blog? that he reflects upon what best helped you to learn and why? that he unselfishly shares all he knows with those who read his blog? that he learns from the conversations on his blog? that he writes with passion and is creative? and that he commits many random acts of kindness by honoring other teachers’ accomplishments in his posts? Did you know all he expects of you, he shares those same expectations for himself?
Did you know that because of all that and more, Mr. K.’s blog has been nominated for “Best Education Blog” on the Canadian Blog Awards 2007 website?
I just happen to think that no one deserves this honor more than Mr. K.
What about you?
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