Knieval Cat
Taggart seems to like to play dangerously, we regularly see her walking on the banisters too.
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Rainbows at MCC
Posted by busynessgirl | Oct 2, 2008 | World of Adventures |
I had walked the long way around campus to pick up tests (on the way to my car) when I realized that I locked my keys in my office. So all the way back I tromped to get back into my office for the keys. When I finally got out of...
Read MoreHow Tablets Enhance the Math
Posted by busynessgirl | Oct 2, 2008 | Life in the Math Classroom, PC Tablets and Journaling, Teaching Math, Teaching Math Online |
Let me just say how much I love having a tablet PC to teach with. It is certainly useful for my online classes, but it has also become essential in my face-to-face classes as well. Consider this image, one of the examples we...
Read MoreLouisiana Food
Posted by busynessgirl | Oct 1, 2008 | Conference Travels |
I am safely back from Louisiana with no airport snafus (no incorrect bookings, no delays, no missed flights). I even managed to get a bump on the way back for a $300 voucher on future travels.The workshop went great and I think...
Read MoreSolve It Like It’s Hot
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 28, 2008 | Algebra, Math Humor, Teaching Math |
Solve It Like It’s Hot
Read MoreMath Warriors
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 27, 2008 | Calculators, Math Humor, Teaching Math |
Math Warriors: An extra assignment that got a little out of control.
Read MoreShort trip to Louisiana
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 24, 2008 | Uncategorized |
Tomorrow I am flying to Louisiana to give an AMATYC Traveling Workshop on Technology for the LaMsMATYC meeting. Thankfully, the hurricane season has let up a bit and the weather looks clear!The meeting is in Eunice, Louisiana,...
Read More3-D Function Machine
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 22, 2008 | Accessibility for Math, Calculus (MV), Conference Travels, Teaching Math |
Last spring break, I traveled to NKU and ICTCM. Andy Long, a mathematician at NKU, generously gave me a home for a few days while at NKU, and on the last night he confessed that he had a “Function Machine” in his...
Read MoreSite for Teaching Math to the Visually Impaired
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 22, 2008 | Accessibility, Accessibility for Math, Teaching Math |
I want to point you to a collection of resources for teaching the visually impaired. The site Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students is put up by Susan Osterhaus, who has been teaching math to the blind and visually...
Read MoreSilent Movie: U-Substitution
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 21, 2008 | Calculus (SV), Math Humor, Teaching Math |
I can’t believe I have to wait until the end of the semester to show this in my calculus class! Well done ladies! A Silent Movie on u-Substitution
Read MoreWeapons of Math Instruction
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 20, 2008 | Life in the Math Classroom, Math Humor, Teaching Math |
Yes, I do have one of these T-Shirts. I had a hard time understanding some of the lyrics, but it seemed blogworthy – here’s the video: Mathematicians: Weapons of Math Instruction
Read MoreForgot that Attachment? Gmail will help.
Posted by busynessgirl | Sep 18, 2008 | Digital Life, Email |
Google Labs is now testing a service that searches the text of your email for references to attachments, and then warns you if you’re about to send an email without an attachment. Here’s my one-minute video to show...
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