Comments on: 101questions Updates, Gets A Lot More Useful

By: Mark Kreie

Mark Kreie — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:53:10 +0000

I love the 101q’s site. Lots of great stuff there. Keep up the great work.

By: Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:32:52 +0000

@David & @Dan:
The projector mode would be very useful, and make 101qs.com a one-stop shop for instant lessons. Could I be so brazen as to suggest integration with some sort of student response system for data aggregation (e.g. gather predictions, questions, work samples, etc.)? Great stuff currently, however.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:53:02 +0000

@Brian, that's to the author's discretion. There's nothing preventing Nora from adding that link. You could leave her a comment on the three-act page asking her to add the link.

By: Brian Miller

Brian Miller — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:47:34 +0000

I think it would be good if it linked to any particular blog post that the author did about the picture / video. Like if the Super Mario Bros lesson had a link to where Nora wrote blogged about it.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:12:23 +0000

@James, the standard is called "Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models". There isn't a ton I can do there. @David, thanks for the suggestion. I've toyed with the idea of a "Projector" mode. You click it and it basically assembles a slideshow of the math story. Larger videos. Larger photos. Questions sequenced. Nothing earthshattering, but it'd give you some sense of structure while hiding the information. What do you think?

By: James Key

James Key — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:26:47 +0000

Regarding the spreadsheet: I’ve been thinking this for a long time — wish there was just a *simple tag* like “Exponential Growth” next to “Fry’s Bank,” “Projectile Motion” next to “Falling Glowsticks,” etc.

Dan, I just tried searching for “exponential functions” under your username on 101qs. Then I tried “quadratic functions.” Both queries returned Fry’s Bank and Falling Glowsticks (plus many other things). Sumpin’ ain’t right.

By: David Lippman

David Lippman — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:59:36 +0000

Small suggestion: When you have Act 2 and Act 3 stuff in there, make them collapsible. I’m imagining a teacher putting this up on the projector, and we wouldn’t want the students seeing the list of Act 2 resources until they’ve answered the question of “what info do you need.” That, or make a projector-friendly view of a lesson; that might work well.

By: Jennifer Fairbanks

Jennifer Fairbanks — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:03:01 +0000

I am looking forward to checking out these updates. Love the 3 acts. I used Fry’s Bank today. One student remembered the episode and the answer. Anyways, I am going to your conference in Reading, MA. My school has decided not to pay, but I am going to pay myself to come and hear you. Looks forward to it!

By: shaun

shaun — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:36:49 +0000

thanks for all the great work. My students will be using 101 questions and your 3 act spreadsheet to create a series of projects that they will present at a museum in New York City. I am essentially replacing the 4th quarter in 8th grade with a project model that fits with mathematical habits of mind and your work around great investigation. Hopefully I can share more soon.

My only suggestion for the 101 questions is to get rid of the “skip it I’m bored” button. I sometimes want to skip an image, but hesitate to click the “bored” button (my students and I always strive to avoid the word and idea of being bored with math).

Also, I happen to like your 3act spreadsheet a lot.

By: Fawn Nguyen

Fawn Nguyen — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:12:53 +0000

Awesome. Thank you, Dan! (So glad someone else mentioned that spreadsheet :)