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\iteman{ZMATH 2011c.00317}
\itemau{Gould, Doug; Schmidt, Denise A.}
\itemti{Trigonometry comes alive through digital storytelling.}
\itemso{Math. Teacher 104, No. 4, 296-301 (2010).}
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Summary: Story problems are a part of most mathematics curricula and are sometimes used as writing exercises in mathematics classrooms. Such writing exercises may include requiring students to rewrite story problems in their own words, using language that is familiar to them, or rewriting story problems using simpler number facts. The current emphasis on rigor and relevance in classrooms places even more significance on connecting such problems to real-life situations and solutions in relationship to mathematical thinking. In this article, the authors describe a digital storytelling project that allows high school students to create digital story problems about real-life situations and then apply trigonometric functions to solve these problems. This digital storytelling project provides students with a learning opportunity that connects mathematical concepts to their real-world experiences. The real-life settings and the stories told have captured students' attention and held it. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC)
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\itemcc{D40 G60}
\itemut{writing exercises; trigonometry; story telling; high school students; secondary school mathematics; video technology; photography; educational technology; teaching methods; mathematical applications}
\itemli{http://www.nctm.org/eresources/article\_summary.asp?URI=MT2010-11-296a&from=B}
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