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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Favorite Tweets #18 - Special Unicorns Edition

druinok
Developing Mathematical Thinking with Effective Questions... http://to.pbs.org/mVya4R
7/15/11 9:52 AM


cheesemonkeysf
@druinok Two similar resources I plan to blog about next week like this are: http://t.co/MGrbJIy AND http://t.co/R473yfN
7/15/11 10:07 AM




sarcasymptote
Just got a text from a student: "I bought a wallet that has the first 2840 digits of pi printed on it." Success!
7/14/11 10:55 AM
druinok
Yeah, so in case you ever wondered, a Dyson will suck up a thumb drive... the things you learn when hubby vacuums... #sigh #men
7/16/11 10:05 AM

park_star
@jybuell @sarcasymptote @persidac @jackieb @druinok seriously Jason, it's like YOU'RE IN MY MIND. STOP IT. #ordont #dontneedtotweetanymore

park_star
@cheesemonkeysf @k8nowak @fnoschese @joshgiesbrecht I *LOVE* that Winnipeg is the slurpee capital of the world. #wearesoweirdhere
someecards
Teacher attempts to get class to stop playing Angry Birds by giving exam question about Angry Birds. http://t.co/O6PS4i5
RT by @jazzbo51 of all people

k8nowak
Just realized the technique for making pyth triples from squaring complex numbers thing is really just m^2-n^2, 2mn, m^2+n^2. #nowicansleep

samjshah
Math teacher bloggers and twitters! Huzzah! #loveit #TdF #pcmi http://twitpic.com/5pcztp

mikeklonsky
CapitolFax: Jonah Edelman’s blunt talk freaks out almost everybody. http://bit.ly/pK7oaO
7/13/11 9:36 AM

jybuell
#cubelady "Governments should really be banned. Well some of them" Me: So who would ban them? ..... .(I blew her mind)
7/13/11 11:07 AM


fnoschese
STAY AWAY FROM MY SCHOOL. http://www.khanacademyschools.com/home
7/13/11 10:32 AM

mctownsley
Albert Einstein just added me to his Google+ circle. Not sure I have much to add there, guy.
7/13/11 12:13 PM

sophgermain
last night in my first apartment. it was seriously the best.
7/13/11 9:25 PM

OMGFacts
According to NASA's FAQ page, "There are no plans at this time to send children into space."
7/13/11 9:26 PM

sockington
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DRILL note mouth is open and no food in it WHAT DID WE LEARN IN THE DRILL
7/16/11 4:34 AM

samjshah
Do some topology or read? I'm leaning towards the former but I'll listen to arguments for the latter. Go.
7/13/11 9:11 PM
samjshah
http://samjshah.com/2011/07/13/make-it-better-drawing-with-geogebra/ @bowmanimal made a genius post. READ IT NOW. that is all.
7/13/11 2:47 PM

park_star
@rdkpickle oh em gee, can we be best friends?
7/13/11 8:42 PM
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ThinkThankThunk
@k8nowak Are you in Utah? With @samjshah?
7/13/11 8:22 PM

Mythagon
@ThinkThankThunk @k8nowak @samjshah yes, but she's looking at a problem like she wants to light it on fire so I wouldn't disturb her...
7/13/11 8:28 PM

k8nowak
@Mythagon @ThinkThankThunk @samjshah CARE BEAR STARE!
7/13/11 8:30 PM
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jybuell
What's a good gift (book) for a new 4th grade teacher? Something practical that doesn't include the names Harry or Wong.
7/14/11 9:19 AM
sarcasymptote
@jybuell i always get new teachers a bottle of whiskey
7/14/11 9:26 AM

jybuell
@sarcasymptote that's more of a midyear gift when they really will appreciate it.
7/14/11 9:57 AM
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sarcasymptote
@rdkpickle have fun. pretend i know enough about harry potter to make some witty remark here.
7/14/11 9:12 PM

druinok
I don't think I had ever connected the equation of a circle (x2+y2=r2) to the pyth theorem... #ahamoments
7/15/11 8:43 AM
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cheesemonkeysf
I wonder if any of these mathematical questions could be adapted to incorporate unicorns.
7/15/11 11:18 AM

RaisingUnicorns
@cheesemonkeysf Yes. Everything can - and should - be adapted to incorporate unicorns. #MathMadeAwesome
7/15/11 11:33 AM
cheesemonkeysf
FINALLY, A SOUL MATE! “@RaisingUnicorns: @cheesemonkeysf Yes. Everything can - & should - be adapted to incorp. unicorns. #MathMadeAwesome”
7/15/11 11:43 AM
RaisingUnicorns
@cheesemonkeysf <:-)
7/15/11 11:58 AM
sarcasymptote
@cheflincoln man, i was hoping for an image generator too
7/16/11 8:07 AM


cheflincoln
@sarcasymptote Here you go!: http://jwebgen.com/generate There really is everything on the internet...
7/17/11 5:22 PM


sarcasymptote
@cheflincoln @cheesemonkeysf jesus christ. the internet is weird. BUT AWESOME.
7/17/11 5:22 PM


cheesemonkeysf
@sarcasymptote @cheflincoln Truly so! http://t.co/136GZqs
7/17/11 6:44 PM
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samjshah
I just watched the last harry potter. It was a #TdF for sure. It was sooooo good.
7/15/11 10:40 PM
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jybuell
Answer: Joanne Jacobs, David Brooks, Jay Mathews ....Question: Name 3 highly intelligent people who I want to slap with a trout
7/15/11 9:22 PM
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sophgermain
watching my cat meet my parents' dogs is like watching animal planet.
7/15/11 11:18 PM
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woutgeo
Getting drunk with your family can be a beautiful thing
7/16/11 1:01 AM
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DalaiLama
We must generate courage equal to the size of the difficulties we face.
7/16/11 2:28 AM