Blog Post #4

Standard: MAFS.3.G.1.1

Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/cc-third-grade-measurement/cc-third-grade-geometry/v/introduction-to-types-of-quadrilaterals

In chapter 8 it talks about using tutorials which are self-contained lessons. I think that tutorials would be great to use in the classroom because sometime students have a hard time learning specific topics so tutorials would be good for them. As stated in chapter 8, tutorials are able to give students control of the pace of instruction. Khan academy is a website that has many tutorials for students, they try to make learning different subjects fun and easier to understand.

I believe that using the internet to support student research is very important. The internet has a lot of information and you can look it up by just typing a few word into a search engine. It is very useful because if a student is researching a specific subject they can look it up on the internet and find the information they need. The only thing students should be careful about is using unreliable resources. The internet can be full of relevant information but it can also have a lot of false information. Students just need to make sure that they are researching their topic to a great extent to make sure that the information that they find is correct. 

For me, I first do a regular search go my topic and see what pops up. Then, I read through some of the websites and gather information from there. I also try to find websites that are known for being credible; New York Times, or Huffington Post are some of the ones I like using. I also look for the author, date, writing style, and sources of the website. These can give you an idea if the website is credible or not. In the podcast it does talk about seeing if the website has an author, and talks a little about the writing style like if the grammar is correct. 

While working on the Web Hunt I learned about the different standards. I thought it was an interesting assignment that provided us with the opportunity to get more familiar with the different types of standards that there are. Web hunt challenges: 1.Your students are learning about the water cycle find a website that illustrates the water cycle. 2. Your students are learning about geometric figures. Find a tutorial that would help the students with this lesson.