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Google Earth

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Technology changes how students learn and how we teach. I am not sure there is a world like Google math which combines Google earth with math. I am pretty sure Google earth is a fancy tool to teach students how to learn math and how to connect math with real-life applications. This video shows a very good example on how to use Google Earth make measurement and find out the perimeter and area. With the help of this app, students can use Google Earth to explore the whole world. They can search the name of famous architectures and they can use the tool from Goole Earth to make measurements to find out the areas of various shapes. Students do not have to limit their imaginations to someone's backyard when it comes to the concepts of perimeter and area. Remember that: when we teach Grade 6, we always ask students if I want to buy fence to enclose my yard, if I want to plant grass in my backyard or if I want to paint the wall what the perimeter and area wou
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Songs help students enjoy math!

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As a teacher, when I teach math, I always want my students to engage in the math learning process. In this case, I need to look for some visual aids to bring students' in the math world. I realize that it is always successful to use some interesting and funny videos to attract students' attention and learning interests. In most videos, songs are essential to make the entire video unforgettable. My students always want to watch the songs twice, some of them even sing and dance along with the music. At the moment, they care more about the rhythm and the lyrics and they do not realize that they are learning. Whenever I mentioned the keyword from the lyrics, they would like to sing. I think this is the best way of learning and teaching. Therefore, in this blog, I will talk about some songs which can be useful to target math curriculum and help students minds-on. (1) This song is really good for Grade 1s and Grade2s. The lyric is very informative with all the clear
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