RSS+Feeds+and+Algebra

Many students believe that mathematics is a “dead” subject or that there is nothing new to be learned in the field. By using an RSS feed to disseminate current research, studies and findings, students should see that the field of mathematics is constantly evolving and also that the study of mathematics is vital and relevant to our world today.
 * Introduction **

Wiki RSS feeds
 * Web 2.0 Tools **

Students will learn: § Relevance of Mathematics in today’s world § How to add discussion posts to a Wiki. § How to work with RSS feeds.
 * Content to be Learned and Interactive Learning Activity **

Students will utilize: § Netiquette Skills § Writing Skills
 * Learning Knowledge and Skills **

Select one headline from any RSS feed article below to share with your classmates. Use the Discussion tab of this Wiki page to post a discussion over your article. Your post needs to include a brief description of the article, a statement about why you chose this particular article, why you feel it is important in mathematics, and any questions you have for your classmates over the article. You should include a link to the full article, as well. Your posts need to be free from grammatical and spelling errors and well thought out. For full credit, your post should have a MINIMUM of 8-10 sentences.
 * Directions **

Review your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two posts. Responses need to be a MINIMUM of 4-6 sentences.

Science Daily Math & Computers RSS Feed []
 * Resources **

Scientific American Math RSS Feed [] The 10 Core Rules of Netiquette []

rss url="http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/computers_math.xml" link="true" description="true" length="300" number="20" date="true" rss url="http://rss.sciam.com/sciam/math" link="true" description="true" length="300" number="20" date="true"