Posts from — November 2016

For this assignment, I decided to create a webquest using the service QuestGarden. This is an activity I had originally done on paper but thought of trying a web version of it. I was at a point in the unit where I was introducing the concept of equal(equivalent) fractions to my grade 6 class so I tried the activity out. Students really enjoyed the activity although they struggled a bit with the technology.I have included a sample of student work as well.

As a mathematics teacher for 18 years I have never written a plagiarism lesson. I have given students tips before, during and after an assessment. I can see how having a lesson ready for use on plagiarism in mathematics would be beneficial.Here is my first attempt: