How to put diagrams in your entry?

Hi everybody,

I think it is good to share this stuff with all of you - just in case you need to put any diagram(s) in your entry as an illustration to your presentation/discussion.

STEPS:
1. Draw your diagram(s) in PowerPoint file
2. View the slide
3. Printscreen the slide view (find for PrtSc/PrintScreen on one of your keyboard buttons -> Press the button
4. Open Paint program (if you do not know how to open it - click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Paint
5. Paste the prinstscreen of your slide show in Paint
6. Save it as JPEG (File -> Save As -> name the file (File name) -> Save as type: JPEG -> Save
7. Go to your blog -> New Post (or Edit Post, if you have already posted your entry but you want to add some diagrams -> click Add image icon (third icon from right)
8. A new window (Blogger - Upload image) will appear
9. Click Browse - find the file that you saved from Paint -> click Upload Image
10. Once it's done, the picture will be appeared in your posting box - you can easily drag the picture to the place you want it to be or alternatively you can cut the picture and paste it between paragraphs.
11. If you are satisfied with it, as usual click Publish Post.

Below is the example of a 'diagram' which I created using the steps above:


Good luck!

NB: I should thank Maslinda who asked me this question which I think will benefit others too. Well done, Lyneen!

lyneen

TASK 1

I have been teaching Mathematics since July 2007 but before that I teach science since 2004. At that time I just continue topic Loci. After the lesson, I can see students face show that they didn’t understand the topic and I can evaluated based on the exercise given to them. So, I shared my experience with my friend who was an experience teacher and tell her my problems. Then, my friend give me a very good idea how to teach the topic. Actually the ‘clue’ are inside the question itself and they can answer the question correctly.

Learning Objectives in this topic are :
Construct the locus of a set of all point that satisfies the condition
a) the point is at a constant distance from a fixed point – clue - 1 point = so, the locus is
a circle

1 point = the locus is a circle





b) the point is at equidistant from two fixed points – clue - 2 points = so, the locus is
a perpendicular bisector




( 2 points A and B) = perpendicular bisector



c) the point is at a constant distance from a straight line – clue - 1 line = so, the locus is
a pair of parallel lines



Example : Line AB ( 1 line) = pair of parallel lines




d) the point is at equidistance from two intersecting lines – clue - 2 lines = so, the locus is
a bisector of angle



Example : Lines AB and AC ( 2 lines) = bisector of angle

This lesson needs students to understand the questions. Teachers only need to stressed on the clue and they can construct the diagrams correctly. Just give a simple questions for the first step and then followed by problems questions. Its work!

For the second time, my lesson went very well because all the student give a very good respond when I ask them several questions. Beside that, they also can answer questions correctly in the exercise given. So, from this experience I know that I can improve my skill if I share my experience with experience teacher and they will help me. For the next year I will use CD to make it very clear as a addition to my explanation. if u have any idea, u can share with me.


Task 2

For me, topic that very challenging to teach is transformation –Mathematics form 2. This topic was different from other topic because students need to imagine the situation and its quite different to understand especially subtopic rotation.

I ask my friend and she advised me to use CD. Its easy because the students saw the movement in transformation questions. But i still cannot find the easier method to teach this topic. Usually I use a CD as my teaching aids.
This lesson need many example questions and show to them the different between translation, rotation and reflection. Actually in my school, we have our work book for mathematics and after they finished answer all the question they can understand it very well.
Its not very good experience because I not using special method. But I like to share with other if you have any ideas.
For me, learning a teaching skill from experience teacher is the best way to improve my skill but I don’t have any interesting idea how to teach this topic.

If you have any idea, I hope I can share it.