Sribe Post For August 26 2010

Today in class JoJo started out with an in depth explanation of Google Docks and how you use it for vocabulary. He said that the Vocabulary word goes on the left with the definition on the right this way you can print out the list and fold it in half so that you can quiz your self on the vocab. JoJo then went on to explain the importance of doing a vocab word he said "it is a requirement". We then went on to begin about the "Learning Curve". We figured out though that " The Curve of Forgetting" is far more important. According to "The Curve of Forgetting" by day one you still remember 100% of what you were taught but by day 30 you only remember about 5% of what you learned. But do not fear my fellow class mates there is a way to fight "The Curve of Forgetting", it is according to the people who conducted the experiment is to study 10 minutes until day 7 then only study for 5 min and by day 30 you only have to study 2-4 minutes. In my mind that is very cool. We then went on to talk about the "Power Law of Participation" according to this chart there are "Low Threshold" ways to review/work and "High Engagement" ways to review/work. According to the chart the Lowest Threshold of review/work is just plain reading it, and the Highest engagement is to Lead ( like what a teacher does). JoJo then went on to say that making an "A" is not all that hard. He then told us that JoJo is in his room Wednesdays at lunch so when ever you need help come see him then, or just tell him you need help or that your lost and he'll get with you as soon as possible. He also said if your having troubling in his class just talk and don't be afraid to. He then went on to show us " The Path to Success" 10 things to do to get an A. It is possible for every test to get 15 extra credit points from writing on the blog ( highly suggested extra credit helps). JoJo then went on to describe
why flicker is important to our math class. He said that you can use Flicker to associate math with the world around you, an example is like the slop of a line makes you think of a roof with its slop.He also said "Association with visualizations help you learn". He then told us how to use flicker, he said to take a photo of something that relates to math, then to upload it, then title it, then to give it a description, and he said if you wanted to to give the photo a "hot spot" witch is a option that allows you to pick out a certain part of a picture and give it its own description in the photo. JoJo then showed us something cool about flicker, flicker gives you your own flicker email address that allows you to send pictures strait to flicker.
That was the summary of JoJo's A2A class August 26 2010.

For the next scribe I choose Patrick.