Comments on: That Old Expression About Apples and Oranges http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: On Video… and the box - CogDogBlog http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-75438 On Video… and the box - CogDogBlog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:13:01 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-75438 [...] Well I wrote last month about another video that had a beautiful elegant simple style that would have been dull as a straight up documentary [...] [...] Well I wrote last month about another video that had a beautiful elegant simple style that would have been dull as a straight up documentary [...]

]]> By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-74158 Alan Levine aka CogDog Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:32:42 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-74158 I look forward to seeing what you class project does, Graham. I've always thought it interesting to use the patterns of geometry in nature-- it may be above 12 year olds, but there was some brilliant work done in the 19th Century by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (see "On Growth and Form") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Arcy_Wentworth_Thompson Or, my cartoon favorites, Schoolhouse Rock- http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Multiplication.html I look forward to seeing what you class project does, Graham. I’ve always thought it interesting to use the patterns of geometry in nature– it may be above 12 year olds, but there was some brilliant work done in the 19th Century by D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson (see “On Growth and Form”)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Arcy_Wentworth_Thompson

Or, my cartoon favorites, Schoolhouse Rock-
http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Multiplication.html

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-74157 Graham Wegner Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:20:37 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-74157 I'm just starting my class of twelve year olds on the topic of number as a concept that can be presented in multiple ways besides the Hindu- Arabic numeral system. This video creates a great opener for me to have them look and think about what mathematical questions the clip brings up. "How could you represent that number? How many oranges is that altogether? How much power can an individual orange provide?" and yes maybe, how many oranges would one need to power other tech devices? I’m just starting my class of twelve year olds on the topic of number as a concept that can be presented in multiple ways besides the Hindu- Arabic numeral system. This video creates a great opener for me to have them look and think about what mathematical questions the clip brings up. “How could you represent that number? How many oranges is that altogether? How much power can an individual orange provide?” and yes maybe, how many oranges would one need to power other tech devices?

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-74154 D'Arcy Norman Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:39:42 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-74154 Reverend, if I could afford a BMW, do you really think I'd be hanging out with you? Reverend, if I could afford a BMW, do you really think I’d be hanging out with you?

]]> By: Jim "the edupunk expert" Groom http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-74152 Jim "the edupunk expert" Groom Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:22:33 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-74152 D'Arcy, I heard iPad is the proud sponsor of the Ted Talks franchise. Goes great with your BMW :) D’Arcy,

I heard iPad is the proud sponsor of the Ted Talks franchise. Goes great with your BMW :)

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-74150 D'Arcy Norman Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:45:42 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-74150 I was expecting Jim's comment to be a rant that the oranges weren't open enough, or that electricity is a consumption device. I was expecting Jim’s comment to be a rant that the oranges weren’t open enough, or that electricity is a consumption device.

]]> By: Jim http://cogdogblog.com/2010/02/13/apples-and-oranges/comment-page-1/#comment-74146 Jim Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:33:05 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4673#comment-74146 Awesome, thanks for this....will be very, very useful. And I agree about the title, I'm gonna find a way to mask this. Awesome, thanks for this….will be very, very useful. And I agree about the title, I’m gonna find a way to mask this.

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