Hi Nellie -- Its a wiki -- go for it :-)
I believe you can start populating the glossary here: http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator/Glossary Cheers Wayne On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 13:53 -0700, NELLIE DEUTSCH wrote: > Randy, > Is the glossary ready for me to use? > Warm wishes, > Nellie Deutsch > Doctoral Student > Educational Leadership > Curriculum and Instruction > http://www.wikieducator.org/EL4C19 > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Nelliemuller > skype:nelliedeutschmuller > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Randy Fisher <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I think that there are multiple motivations as to why one > might want to consider developing a glossary. > > That being said, it's high time that we had a place where some > of the terms used (er, thrown around) in WikiEducator, have a > place for 'definition'. > > http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator/Glossary > > As we go merrily along (er, lurch and fall), perhaps these > definitions can be inserted into this new home.... > > - Randy > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Leigh Blackall > <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 12:36 AM, jkelly952 > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > To design a useful dictionary and one that can > be a platform (no > quotes) for developing materials you need to > consider the age level of > the learner (as you noted). While the word > "triangle" is used on every > age level's math learning materials, its > meaning progressively changes > as the learner ages. To develop mathematics > programs lists of terms > by age group need to be developed and > definitions that match that > learner's world need to be done. > > For example in reviewing textbook series over > the last 30 years in the > United States the average 5 year old (plus or > minus 1 year) has > consistently been exposed to 24 terms out of a > list of 78 terms that > have been used for that age level. Developing > an on line dictionary > by age level will help many people. The > teacher (and parents) of a 5 > year old will have a resource; the material > developer will have a > resource; a language group wanting to develop > a math program in their > language will have a resource. > > Jim Kelly > > > > > On Dec 30, 7:32 pm, Wayne > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > This is an invitation to all Math educators > in WikiEducator > > > > Gladys Gahona > (http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Chela5808) > has started > > developing a Math Glossary in WikiEducator. > > > > See: > http://www.wikieducator.org/MathGloss/A > > > > This is an open invitation to all > WikiEducators with a passion for Math > > to assist Gladys in developing this > resource. > > > > Follow the example from this page: > > > > http://www.wikieducator.org/MathGloss/A > > > > If you have a free moment --- feel free to > add your favourite definition > > to the glossary :-) > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > > > > -- > > > -- > Leigh Blackall > +64(0)21736539 > skype - leigh_blackall > SL - Leroy Goalpost > http://learnonline.wordpress.com > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Leighblackall > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ________________ > Randy Fisher > Change/Transition Management; Performance, Collaboration & > Engagement; Sustainable Communities & Organizations > > + 1 604.684.2275 > [email protected] > > http://www.wikieducator.org - Member, WikiEducator Community > Council > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher > > * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki? > http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki > > Skype: wikirandy > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
