We’re currently in the middle of state testing so we’ve been hard at work preparing for that. We haven’t had much time to add anything new to the blog! We’ll get back on track with that next week as we have many great events scheduled beginning with our biography museum!
We will also be making some new math videos before the end of the year. Some of our math videos that we’ve made such as Elapsed Time Number-Line, Finding Area and The Avery Bunch – Finding Fractions have turned out to be a few of our most popular posts. Creating these videos have definitely helped us to learn more about these topics. We also found that our movies helped other students as well as we’ve heard from many teachers saying that they’ve shared them with their class! Realizing what a powerful teaching tool these videos can be, we created a wiki with Mrs. Yollis, Mr. Salsich and Mrs. Kistler. A wiki is a website that is created collaboratively by different users. It allows anyone with permission to add or edit content. Our wiki is called Math Movies – Made by Students for Students. It has all sorts of helpful videos that were made by students from one of our classes!
When you visit the wiki, you’ll notice that it is sorted by math strands. If you’re looking for a video on a certain topic, just find the appropriate category on the left and click. There will be different videos related to that topic. It may contain a video created by our class so you can watch back and see what we’ve learned. You may also find a video from another class so you can learn from them!
Enjoy a few of our math videos from this year. Then, click here to visit the wiki and watch some other great videos!
*Has making or watching math videos helped at all this year?*
*What math topic would you like to see a video about?*
Dear Mr. Avery,
Could you please explain what the software is that you used to make the fraction video? How was this done?
Many thanks,
Iris
Hi Iris,
I used a combination of programs to create this video. I used Photoshop, Pinnacle Studio 14, and Sony Vegas. We had to shoot each student individually and then put them all together. I hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Mr. Avery
Dear Avery bunch,
How did you get that idea? When I grow up to be teacher, I want to make a video called the Douglas bunch. It may be funny.
From,
Oceana
Dear Mr Avery and class,
Your students are so smart for kids. How did they get so smart? Your kids are so smart they could go on a quiz show.
We like the timeline about how long people were away.
From,
Kobi, Kadyn & Jackson
Dear Mr Avery,
Some of my students have made movies about angles and we plan to make more later in the year. It is a great way for the students to explain what they know. We would love to share them with you. Could I upload them to your Wiki? or is there a better way? Please let me know what you think.
Thanks.
Mrs Thomas
Year 5 Teacher
Sydney
@ Mr Avery,
I am from 2KM. I just can’t decide what video I liked the most. They were all so good. Big thanks to chicken for his book. We haven’t found pizza yet. We all learnt that the story was made a long long time a go.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Amelie
@ Mr. Avery’s Bunch,
What a awesome video about fractions
I learnt a lot by watching that video.
From your Bloging pal,
Molly 😆
To Dear M♥lly,
What a awesome quality comment:!:
I think I would have learnt a lot from the vidio it wasn’t blocked.
Your Class Mate,
Love,
Haille
Dear Class and Mr Avery,
The Maths [Math] post is great Mr Avery. I think the movies were fantastic. Well done!
Happy blogging.
From,
Millie
Dear Mr. Avery,
I love the post it’s like reflecting back. I loved making the math movies. I can’t wait to do more videos!
From,
♥Ariel♥
Dear Mr. Avery’s Bunch,
This is a fantastic idea. I absolutely love your videos! You have put in a lot of hard work. I know that the Techie Kids would enjoy seeing your creations. I’m sure that your videos will be helpful for them, as well as fun to watch. 🙂 Elapsed Time is always tricky for our third graders. They’ll be pleased to see what you’ve done.
Your fan,
Mrs. Moore
Dear Mrs. Moore,
I had a really fun time making the math videos! At first I had a hard time with Elapsed time. Then he made the math video it makes more sense now. My favorite part was the ending. I hope we do another movie sometime! What was your favorite part about the Elapsed time video?
Sincerely your blogging budddie,
N♥T♥L!E S.