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Comment on ‘Twit’ical thinking – a personal ‘philosophy’ of interaction on Twitter by Colin

Colin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000

Glad to be of assistance Tim. Good luck with the Twitter experience

Comment on ‘Twit’ical thinking – a personal ‘philosophy’ of interaction on Twitter by timothygrantcarter

timothygrantcarter — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:09 +0000

I found your thoughts helpful and constructive in my own process of reviewing and evaluating my use of the Twitter stream.

Comment on What’s it all about #mathchat? by Colin

Colin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:10:13 +0000

The time for #mathchat now shifts on Thursday/Friday too… the best bet is to check the local times on the Wiki!

Comment on 101 manipulative lessons with LEGO® by Fun Math Friday « Math, Education, and Everything Else

Fun Math Friday « Math, Education, and Everything Else — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:47:35 +0000

[...] great hands on math activity for elementary students using Lego or wooden colored blocks. Here is a link to some ideas to get you [...]

Comment on 101 manipulative lessons with LEGO® by Colin

Colin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:21:09 +0000

Next is the couple of images related to number bonds for arithmetic from 1 to 5. The multiplication version can also be related to equivalent fractions… for the more inventive amongst you!

Comment on Creative ways of integrating more water in the body by Colin

Colin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:33:25 +0000

I agree, Alex. I thought very carefully about the titles I gave to my presentations about using the arts in 'non-artistic' places, for example at RSCON3 and TeachMeet Cymru, and also came to the conclusion that we should be promoting MATES, rather than STEM or STEAM... It's a matter of refocusing our attention on what is already there, rather than trying to do something 'new'.

Comment on Creative ways of integrating more water in the body by Alexander Bogomolny

Alexander Bogomolny — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:53:42 +0000

In about the same spirit, I'd say, Stop talking of integrating math and arts. Not only the message is wrong, but inevitably, unless math is taught as an art form, the integration with art will result in draining of mathematical content or covering it rather superficially. Et tu...

Comment on 101 manipulative lessons with LEGO® by Links for Learning October 26, 2011 | MathFour

Links for Learning October 26, 2011 | MathFour — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:48:45 +0000

[...] box of Legos from 1973. I can’t wait to use some of Colin’s suggestions in his article 101 Manipulative Lessons with Lego!Educating grace has some interesting comments on designing teacher preparation programs. It’s [...]

Comment on What is this #anyqs thing? by Pool Set-up | Campbell's Corner

Pool Set-up | Campbell's Corner — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:55:06 +0000

[...] his blog where he features his WCYDWT (What Can You Do With This) section. He also introduced the #anyqs idea that has gone viral via Twitter. He, along with so many other talented educators, have [...]

Comment on Wrexham swimming pool [#anyqs] by James King

James King — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:02:50 +0000

Does their swimming pool is big? How big it is and I just wanna ask if it's clean or not. Just curious about it because I want to visit and take a picture. James from Brisbane Qld