Introducing Math Video University – a New YouTube Resource for Math Teachers
I’ve begun uploading videos to my new YouTube site, Math Video University, with KenKen 4×4 Introduction, Tutorial, and Strategy. This video has gotten 16,000+ views at my original YouTube site, so it seemed to be a good choice to kick off this new video site. The aim of my new video site is to focus [...]
Mr. L’s YouTube KenKen Video
I got an email from YouTube a few days ago asking if I was interested in YouTube’s Partnership Program. This program allows video makers the opportunity to place ads next to their videos and receive a share of the revenue. I was surprised at this, so I visited my KenKen video, KenKen 4×4 Introduction and [...]
KenKen Construction – Building Puzzles in the Classroom
My classes spent part of the today creating their own KenKen puzzles. The enthusiasm and results exceeded my expectations. Here is the five-step process we used: 1. Draw a 4×4 grid. You can use a 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scratch paper (1/2 normal size) and have kids create a 4″ square. Then subdivide this into sixteen [...]
KenKen News – Will Shortz Adds Puzzle to Daily New York Times Puzzle Page
The New York Times has added KenKen to its Puzzle Page, next to their crossword puzzle, and publish it daily Monday-Saturday. This puzzle launch is accompanied by an article by the NYTimes Puzzle Editor, Will Shortz. Here are some excerpts from Will’s article: “KenKen, which starts in The New York Times today next to the [...]
KenKen Puzzles – Six New Puzzles for You Each Day from 4×4 to 9×9
I just received word that new daily KenKen puzzles are now available at this kenken.com website. You can choose from small puzzles, such as the 4×4, all the way to the mega-size 9×9 for real KenKen enthusiasts. All the puzzles are rated Medium. This serves as a nice companion to the New York Times KenKen [...]
KenKen Conundrum – Solution of Permutations on a 4×4 Grid
We have the solution to the KenKen Conundrum posed recently. I asked my students to solve the following problem, and several of them succeeded. The original question was, “How many different arrangements (permutations) of the integers 1, 2, 3, 4 are possible in a 4×4 grid such as KenKen? Several people commented to the post, [...]
KenKen Comments by Stephen Shankland – a Review by a Cnet Writer
NOTE: Stephen Shankland joined CNET News in 1998 and contributes articles to cnet.com on a wide variety of technology topics. The following are excerpts from his article about KenKen: “Happily, just as I was getting disillusioned with Kakuro, KenKen stepped into my life. It arrived in the form of a book–a review copy of Will [...]
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