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Flat test

T.S. — 2009-06-23T12:36:34Z

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Demo Article

2009-06-12T18:36:11Z

Welcome to Old Montreal

GeoNext- Rotation

2009-04-27T20:14:34Z

GeoNext

Rotation

Instruction sheet for creating this template. (Download)

Idées en TIC

T.S. — 2009-04-27T19:17:43Z

Notre video sur Idées en TIC

Technology to Support Special Needs

2009-02-06T19:56:30Z

LEARN has a section devoted to Technology and special needs.

There is information about assistve technology, how it can be used in the classroom, Govenment grants that are available and other related links.

Link to LEARN site.

GeoNext & GeoGebra

2009-02-05T16:52:57Z

GeoNext & GeoGebra are two different dynamic mathematics softwares for use in the teaching of geometry. Geogebra can also be used for algebra and calculus.

They are "freeware" and are based on Java. They can be downloaded and installed on your home computer or be run directly over the web in a browser by connecting to the home sites. (see opensource software article).

Geonext is used extensively in Europe and sites with lesson plans and resources can be found but they are not often in English. Geogebra has more resources available on the web. The challenge with the web resources is that most of them provide premade files that the student can use to explore a geometric or mathematical concept but how those templates were actually constructed is a little harder to find. This makes producing your own or asking students to create them a bit more challenging. However, both programs provide a "properties" feature by which you can see the construction steps taken to create any given template so that many can be easily deconstructed. In Geogebra, once a tool is selected, the actions to take to make it work are listed to the right of the tool bar.

The RECIT MST (Math, Science and Technology) has put together a site that contains activities for these two programs that are based on concepts from the QEP for Maths. The activities in each case are either presented in GeoNext or Geogebra and in many cases in both. You are able to manipulate the activity in your web browser or download a copy to run in the application on your computer. Below is a listing of topics.

* Évaluer la superficie d'un terrain à l'aide de Geonext.
* Quelques fiches d'initiation au logiciel
* Initiation transformations géométriques
* Rotation
Initiation à la rotation
Rotation dans un plan
* Initiation translation
* Initiation réflexion
* Trigonométrie
* Preuve du théorème de Pythagore
* Aire d'un triangle (tous les angles sont aigus)
* Aire d'un triangle (1 angle obtu)
* Angle extérieur d'un triangle isocèle
* Homothétie
Homothétie Rapport supérieur à 1
Homothétie Rapport entre 0 et 1
Homothétie Rapport inférieur à 0
* Médiatrice
Médiatrice d'un segment 1
Médiatrice d'un segment 2
Médiatrices d'un triangle
* Propriétés de la symétrie
La conservation de l'alignement dans la symétrie orthogonale
Conservation des angles dans la symétrie orthogonale
Conservation des distances pour la symétrie orthogonale
* La symétrie orthogonale
* La position idéale

GeoGebra- Rotation

2009-02-05T16:46:29Z

Geogebra

Rotation

A Geogebra template for rotation of a polygon around a point using a slider. (download)

Instruction sheet for creating this template. (download)

Ped Day

T.S. — 2009-01-05T17:03:00Z

Blah.. Blah.. - Calendar

SPIP's at RSB

2008-11-17T19:28:00Z

This year (2008-2009) we will continue piloting the use of Content Managed Systems (CMS) web sites. These site use a CMS called SPIP and are based on a shell provided by the Service national du RÉCIT en formation professionnelle.

The participating schools are;

Chambly Academy,

Cedar Street,

Centennial Regional High School,

Mountainview,

P.A.C.E.,

Royal Charles school

St. Lambert Elementary,

St. Lawrence Elementary,

St. Mary's Elementary,

St.Johns School,

Terry Fox Elementary ,

William Latter.

These sites are managed by staff within each school. In some cases, students also act as contibuters to the content. All work is done via the web. No HTML knowledge is required to create the content.

Building IR Pens

T.S. — 2008-09-30T14:17:24Z

Below are two different pen constructions;

Type A

Type B

Building a pen:

Type A

The biggest challenge is finding the right infrared LED emitter. After visiting several electronics stores, the best results were achieved using infrared LEDs from The Source. part # 2760142. The kit contains a detector and an emitter. You only need the emitter. (In the United States you can buy just the emitter part # 2760143 at Radio Shack).

* I have since found that ABRA Electronics in Montreal sells individual emitters. I have tested them and they work. They are $1.49 each. part number IRB 5-23C-B

http://www.abra-electronics.com

I looked for the smallest contact switch I could find and found some at an electornic surplus store (15 cents a piece). I also bought an AA battery case. I used an old felt tip marker as the holder for all the parts.

Carefully take apart the pen (non-permanent are better as the ink is water soluble) and clean out the old ink.

Trim the battery case so that it will slide inside the pen casing. I used a band saw to cut the corners and then a file to do the fine tuning. An AAA battery will fit into the holder and slide inside the pen.

Hold the pen as you would to draw or write with it and check where your index finger would go. Drill 2 small holes in the pen that will take the leads from the switch. Carefully bend the side clips of the switch so that it can lie flat on the pen. Bend the two contacts down 90 degrees so they can slide into the 2 holes in the pen.

Feed a wire through the pen casing and attach one end to the LED (the longer lead +) to + end of the battery casing. Run a wire from the other lead of the battery case (-) through one of the small switch holes and solder it to one of the switch contacts. Run another wire from the second switch contact back up to the free LED lead (the shorter one -).

TEST the pen before you close it up. The LED does not emit visible light to the naked eye. Hold it in front of a webcam and view the image. The webcam will detect the IR and you will see if the connections are all working.

Carefully feed the switch wires and leads into the casing. Use a dab of silicone sealer to hold it in place. Slide the battery into the casing. I connected a small screw into the end of the battery case so that it would be easier to pull it out when it was time to change the battery.

Slide the LED into the pen being careful to not push it too far. I sealed the LED into place with a drop of crazy glue. (LEDs don't wear out like light bulbs do).

Type B

The second type of pen requires no soldering. The main component is an ultraviolet secret code pen that can be purchased at most Dollar stores in Quebec.

You will need the same IR emitter LED as listed above (ABRA Electronics in Montreal They are $1.49 each. part number IRB 5-23C-B)

The top of the pen can be unscrewed.

The internal housing is pulled out.

Carefully remove the Ultra Violet LED being careful not to bend the lead too much. Take your IR LED and orient the flat side to the same possition as the UV one. Bend your leads to the same approximate shape, but start them about 3mm farther away from the base of the LED (you want it to stick out a bit farther than the UV one did). Carefully clip it back into place the way the UV one was.

Using a digital camera (it can see IR light) test the LED to see if it works. If all is OK, slide the housing back into the case and screw the cover back on. You should be good to go.

If you should find this to be too challenging, there is a site in the US where this exact item is sold via the web for 7$ plus shipping and handling.

http://penteractive.us/

That's it.

Pour plus d'information en français..

http://recit.org/wiki/wakka.php?wiki=WiiWhiteboard