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=Math Journal=

Trainer: Melanie Doucette

 * ===Subject(s) of the day's workshop===

Using Yola to create personal student websites for an Algebra journal. || **Prerequisite Knowledge **

Creating a website using Yola. Embedding materials on a Yola created website. ||
 * == Content (Describe in a paragraph) ==

Math is a subject we do not necessarily associate journaling with, but why not? This content, particularly Algebra, involves a ton of processes that students must internalize in order to be successful learners of the subject. In an effort to keep track of these processes and concepts we will introduce the idea of math journaling through the use of student created websites. ||
 * **List the objectives for this lesson **


 * 1) Participants will create a personal website using [|www.yola.com]
 * 2) Participants will populate the website with information they have learned at this week’s conference
 * 3) Participants will evaluate the educational benefits associated with math journaling ||
 * **How will you teach the lesson. Details help. **

Participants will first be presented with information about the benefits of journaling. A discussion will be directed by the trainer pertaining to the idea of math journaling. Each workshop member will then be asked to create a personal website using www.yola.com.

On this website each person should include a page that describes a little bit about their teaching background. Participants will then be grouped based on their years of teaching experience. Each group will consist of four people, one from each of four different levels of experience, 0-3 years, 4-7 years, 7-15 years, and 15+ years.

Together the groups will further develop their Yola sites. Subsequent webpages should be added where the participants will summarize what they did in each day of this workshop. After this summary they will create and post a lesson plan where they implement the ideas they learned that day of the workshop.

When completed, these websites will be very beneficial long after the workshop has ended. The sites will still exist as a resource for the participants to reference should they want to implement anything we have done this week. This activity should also serve to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of journaling what you have done in any learning environment. ||
 * **Additional materials you will use and how will you use them **

[|www.yola.com] for website creation ||
 * **Evaluation **

The final workshop evaluation will serve to determine the effectiveness of the last workshop day activities. ||