Blog Labels

Learning Space 1 are streamlining their blogging and moving towards creating comment threads. To facilitate this process LS1 are going three things:

1. Reducing the labels used to the following: Achievements, Arts, Cybersmart, EotC,HPE, Inquiry, Kiwi Sport, KiwiCan, Manaiakalani, Māori, Maths, Reading, Science, Summer Learning Journey, Technology, Writing
2. Using one of three different test types for posting: recount, information report, explanation
3. Engaging with other bloggers, asking questions, and replying to questions.

Compensating

Compensating in maths is the procedure of giving an amount of numbers to make the other number tidy. For example: 78 + 80 = ???. I add 2 to 78 to round it to 80 then I add 80 to 80 which is 160. After that I  subtract 2 from 160 which leaves me with 158. 158 is the answer.

In the slide show I showed six examples of compensating. I also made a number line as a visual example. Compensating is a faster and easier strategy rather than just adding an equation like '78 + 80' together.

LI: To solve addition and subtraction equations by compensating with tidy numbers.

Explorers & Adventurers

Explorers and Adventurers are people who travel and discover new things.

Explorers are people who travel to discover new things and record them for their community. Such as: Zheng He, Ibn Buttata, Nobu Shirase, Tupaia & ect.

Adventurers are people who travel to take part in something for themselves. Such as: Robert Ballard, Leif Erikson, Bear Grylls, Sir Peter Blake & ect.

Explorers and Adventurers need to have or show many different attitude and attributes. Such as: Being Open-Minded, being Knowledgeable, being reflective and ect. People need to be open-minded so that they have the chance to change their own and others mindset. They need to be knowledgeable so that they can take their knowledge and use it for an emergency or when its needed. They also need to be reflective so that they can use their past experiences for the future.

Both Explorers and Adventurers travel to new places and have similar qualities although their goals are different.