This is just a test video to try something new… perhaps.
Hopefully this video will be viewable on the ipad and iphone. And hopefully it shows up in itunes.
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just testing something… nothing to see here
November 21st, 2010Mathtrain.TV: Episode 82, Fun Promo
November 15th, 2010This episode was created for fun. The students like strange, new things. So here is something for that. It is a short, animated promo for Mathtrain.
We created this using the free xtranormal software. Xtranormal could have some nice uses in the classroom or for student projects!
Enjoy!
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 81, Percents to Fractions
November 11th, 2010Student, “Phinease”, returns to show us a quick and easy way to remember how to convert percents into fractions.
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 80, The MegaHunk Bar
November 8th, 2010Fractions!
This is the story of Rob and the MegaHunk Chocolate Bar that he ate. But he did not eat the whole thing. And he did not even start off with an entire bar.
See how to solve this several ways, including visually. This problem was adapted from my former colleague, Dr. Marcy, and his Marcyworks!
As seen on Mathtrain.TV!
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 79: Kat Divides Fractions
November 7th, 2010Student, “Kat”, shows us another way to remember how to divide fractions.
[As seen on Mathtrain.TV.]
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 78, How to Change Icon for Mathtrain.com
October 30th, 2010This is a quick tutorial showing students how to change their icon/picture on their Moodle, class Web site, Mathtrain.com.
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 77, Absolute Value
October 15th, 2010Phinease, a 7th grader at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, gives us a quick look at absolute value.
(We used a new title sequence from Camtasia Studio 7.)Visit Mathtrain.TV. Also, subscribe for FREE to our iTunes Podcast.
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 76, Solving 2-Step Equations
October 9th, 2010Middle school student, “Alice”, shows us how to solve a 2-step equation and how to check it.
Visit Mathtrain.TV for more student-created math tutorials from Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA.
Thanks for watching!
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 75, Exponents Part2
September 14th, 2010Part 2 of our look at Exponents, Powers and Bases.
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 74, Exponents Intro
September 12th, 2010Intro to powers, exponents and bases from section 1.2 in our 6th grade textbook.
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Mathtrain.TV: Episode 73, Billy Billy’s Mathtrain in Edusim
August 30th, 2010“Billy Billy” helped create this video using the free application, Edusim. She made it in December 2007.
Check out Edusim and try it out in the classroom or at home.
Edusim is a “3D multi-user virtual world platform and authoring toolkit intended for your classroom interactive whiteboard (but equally powerful on the students laptop or desktop computers !).”
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Our Kids Featured in Convergemag.com Article!
August 27th, 2010Thank to Convergemag.com for posting a nice article about our student videos on Mathtrain.TV! Former students “Bob”, “Paul” and “Billy Billy” are interviewed and there is even a photo of them.
http://www.convergemag.com/classtech/math-screencasts.html
or go to http://bit.ly/cWhOgz .
Mathtrain Students featured on Convergemag.com
