Comments on: Geometry – Day 68 – Pythagorean Word Problems & Distance Formula

By: dan

dan — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:59:19 +0000

The fact that I haven’t used Sketchpad this entire year is some kind of shameful badge. I mean, we aren’t exactly drowning in software licenses but that’s only barely an excuse, particularly when I think about how many concepts it would’ve clarified for my kids.

Mimio, though? Looks like I’ve got some Googling ahead of me.

Thanks for dropping off the references. This is the sort of thing I was hoping for when I started posting lessons.

By: tweb

tweb — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:26:20 +0000

Hey dan, just peeking in at your stuff here…GREAT JOB!

Have you tried using Google Earth to show actual distances to check your work on problems like the Monterey-Pythagorean one?

Very cool…students get a kick out of it.

And answering your question about teaching Geometry w/o a projector:

Did it w/o one for eight years, have one now, would pay for it out-of-pocket if I had to…

Geo Sketchpad/WinGeom/ppt/Mimio/’net make the course so much more dynamic…even if I don’t bring my kids to a computer lab…

By: dan

dan — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:07:32 +0000

Well if you’re gonna make it that easy for me, what else can I do?

By: Dan Dawson

Dan Dawson — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:15:05 +0000

If we’re going by air, let’s at least use an aviation map! hehe… here’s a Google Map setup that uses aviation sectional charts :-) This link is centered on Monterey for you.

http://runwayfinder.com/?x=-121.9581985473633&y=36.573721733583724&z=11