As you well know we have been evaluating expressions in Math class. We use the order of operations to get the right answer.

 The acronym P.E.M.D.A.S. reminds us what to do first, second and so on.

 P.E.M.D.A.S. tells us to solve what’s in the Parenthesis first, then the Exponents. After that, we Multiply, Divide, Add, and Subtract.

Today you will combine your math, language and creativity skills to write a new sentence to be represented by the acronym P.E.M.D.A.S. 

For example: Pirates Exit Most Doors At Sunset.


Your sentence must meet the following criteria:
* Six word sentence- one word for each letter
* You cannot use any of the words from either example
* Should make sense ( it can be a little silly)


You will work with a partner to create your sentence.
* One of you will comment by typing your sentence on the classroom blog.
* The other one will record the sentence on a podcast and post it our classroom blog.         http://ipadio.com/

* You have seven minutes to complete this assignment.


If time allows, we will critique each other’s sentences.

 

My head is swimming with the amount of valuable information I've been introduced to this week in class.   It is unlikely that I will be able to implement all of them so I will only plan on practicing and incorporating two of them this school year, baby steps, very little baby steps.  I teach using a Smartboard on a regular basis but I have not utilized to its full potential so my first goal is to increase the frequency  of my use  of the toolbar, gallery and activities by 50% or more. 


Podcasts could be very useful to me for assessment.  Often I have students do an oral exam of a skill or an explanation of something we learned in class, i.e. the process of photosynthesis or how to use the order of operations to evaluate a problem.  I can have students record their explanation so I can listen to at home and not use class time to grade the oral assessment in person like I have been doing all these years.


Lisa Thumann / CC BY-SA 2.0