Using ICT to Spice Up your Maths Class http://bit.ly/d0y1cF Using ICT to Spice Up your Maths Class
Presented as a mindmap leading to lots of opportunities.
Just Ask Natural Maths http://ask.naturalmath.com/ Just Ask Natural Maths .. whatever your Maths and ICT question is.
Word 2007 Add-in: Microsoft Math http://bit.ly/9UcS5u Word 2007 Add-in: Microsoft Math
The Microsoft Math Add-in for Microsoft Office Word 2007 makes it easy to create graphs, perform calculations, and solve for variables with equations created in Word.
ICT Supporting Maths in SEN ... AccessMaths http://bit.ly/bQIHH0 ICT Supporting Maths with Special Needs Students
Using a computer to draw geometrical shapes is easy - providing you can manipulate a mouse. However, most of the popular drawing packages fail to address the needs of the student with limited physical abilities.
AccessMaths provides a range of extra input options to give these students full and effective drawing facilities.
Interactive Math Activities for K-8 Classrooms http://bit.ly/bgHYKj Interactive Math Activities for K-8 Classrooms
Archive of a 60 min webinar in the Classroom 2.0 series ... February 2010
Google Earth and Maths http://bit.ly/9UZI6S Google Earth and Maths
There are many to intergrate Google Eartrh into the subject of Math. Google earth can be used in every area of Mathematics from Algebra to Geometry. Here is a Webquest that is a great example of how to use Google Earth and Mathematics.
The dizzying ambition of Wolfram Alpha http://bit.ly/4ZRwhJ The dizzying ambition of Wolfram Alpha
Alpha is not a conventional search engine. It aims to provide factual answers to questions using information from databases around the web. The goal is to provide expert-level knowledge to everyone on the planet.
So type in bismuth and you get the element's atomic number and weight, and much more.
Wolfram also included advanced mathematical capabilities. Alpha will plot complicated functions with ease, even in 3D. It can compare stocks or the inflation rate in two countries.
Wolfram Alpha (Search Engine) Case Studies http://bit.ly/1eSWLL Wolfram|Alpha (Search) Case Studies
Wolfram|Alpha bills itself as a "computational knowledge engine," a nerdy and unfortunately not very intuitive description. Because it's hard to grok, most people have categorized Wolfram|Alpha as a new type of search engine.
Wolfram|Alpha is a product that was built on top of founder Stephen Wolfram's Mathematica product, a software tool for mathematicians that was initially released in 1988.
Example of Using a Webinar to T&L Mathematics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMEnhLCpA3I Example of Using a Webinar to Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Math Elluminate Session ... (online classroom)
Finding Slope
Math Skills and Video Gaming http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/article1023027.ece Math Skills and Video Gaming
Teachers rarely tell students to play video games, but video games rarely teach algebra fundamentals.
So 20 students from Walker, Liberty and Ferrell middle schools have spent eight weeks factoring and cross multiplying equations in the program Dimension M.
It's all part of a summer pilot program that combines math skills with video games, culminating in a tournament today that pits gaming teams against each other.
Teaching math through computers http://www.math-videos-online.com/teaching-math-through-computers.html Teaching math through computers
Tired of PowerPoint? The truth is that many of us have seen boring presentations that made us associate this program with long meetings and countless slides.
I can almost hear some of you asking: “Can anything good come from PowerPoint?” But did you know that this software has a lot of powerful features often not utilized by most users? For instance, you can perform the following tasks in PowerPoint .....
Using the Internet to Spice up your Maths Class http://tr.im/rvMP Using the Internet to Spice up your Maths Class
Mathcasts : Webinar Archived Online http://tr.im/mbKX Mathcasts : Webinar Archived Online
Mathcasts-Special Guest: Tim Fahlberg
What are mathcasts and how can I use them to support my teaching?
If you teach mathematics to students of any age then listening to and watching this recording of a webinar (May 2009) will be one hour well spent.
A very motivational strategy for students .. having them produce their own Mathcasts.
Maths Screencasting http://math247.pbworks.com/ Maths Screencasting .. make your own Mathcasts .. or better still .. have the students make the Mathcasts.
Tim Fahlberg
Using Google Earth in Mathematics http://www.realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html Using Google Earth in Mathematics
This website is designed for educators who wish to extend the concepts of the math curriculum beyond the pages of the text. Google Earth is the dynamic tool that will be used to accomplish this.
Google Earth provides startling clear satellite views of the globe in an interactive 3D environment. Beyond the visual, users can add placemarks, annotations, photos, and models, as well as measure distances and draw paths.
Within this site you will find lesson ideas, examples, and downloads for mathematics that embrace active learning, constructivism, and project-based learning while remaining true to the standards.
Interactive whiteboards and primary numeracy http://tinyurl.com/3nlyj5 Interactive whiteboards and primary numeracy
Using interactive whiteboards for Foundation Stage numeral identification and number line work. ...
Interactive whiteboards and secondary maths http://tinyurl.com/4te7uk Interactive whiteboards and secondary maths
Using interactive whiteboards for secondary maths work, specifically demonstrating dynamic processes ...
Using economic simulation games to support maths http://tinyurl.com/4jhqnf Using economic simulation games to support maths and ICT
Of all the different types of pure computer and video games, the economic simulation game is still the one most frequently found in schools, and the range of games used within this genre has increased steadily.
In the following examples of economic simulations being employed in an educational context, the games used are standard retail products, and the value they offer to education is not measured in terms of factual information gained but in terms of skills acquired and motivation achieved.
Ways of learning mathematics http://ewaysmathematics.blogspot.com This is a weblog for sharing e ways of learning mathematics using open source tools and ICT.
Mathematics Learning Strategies http://mathematicslearning.blogspot.com This is a platform set for teachers for learning and sharing mathematics teaching strategies. Various tools/manipulatives which may be used by a teacher are discussed.
Mathematics Activities using ICT http://mykhmsmathclass.blogspot.com Using a blog for teaching/learning mathematics.Web based tools are helping teachers to present the content and prepare their resources for teaching in a creative manner.Internet has expanded the boundaries of classrooms.
ICT and maths from the Maths Association http://www.m-a.org.uk/teaching_mathematics_with_ict/index.html ICT and maths from the Maths Association
Teaching mathematics with ICT
A selection of ICT Materials, Advice and Support produced by the MA and partners, available free to schools.
A Taxonomy of Software for Mathematics Instruction http://www.citejournal.org/articles/v5i2mathematics1.pdf A Taxonomy of Software for Mathematics Instruction
The potential to use mathematics software to enhance student thinking and development is discussed and a taxonomy of software categories is outlined in this paper. Briefly, there are five categories of tool-based mathematics software that can be used fruitfully in a mathematics curriculum: (a) review and practice, (b) general, (c) specific, (d) environment, and (e)
communication.
A description of the affordances and constraints of the five types of software and how each facilitates different aspects of student learning clarifies the ways in which diverse off-the-shelf offerings can be
used to address the goals of mathematics instruction, from building basic skills to exploring mathematical applications in the real world.
Making Math Interesting: using a Laptop http://www.convergemag.com/blueprint/story.php?id=98274 Making Math Interesting: All It Takes is a Laptop
Maine high school using laptops to make math more interesting.
Math is boring.
Math Software Resources http://www.math-software.net/ Math Software Resources | Math Software News | Math Graphing Software | Educational Math Software | Math Software Games |
A maths department: : a successful ICT strategy http://tinyurl.com/qyc8v Inside a maths department: a successful ICT strategy
David Woolley leads a large mathematics department at the Wright Robinson Specialist College in Manchester.
The department? main success has been in the effective use of the internet. An excellent web portal has been developed through which students can access the best of the free material available on the web and, since its inception, teachers have seen an increase in students' motivation in maths lessons.
TeX http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/wincd/list_tex.htm TeX
This page is concerned only with listing and briefly describing free TeX software available for Windows computers.
TeX -- in its various flavors, including LaTeX -- is a typesetting language. It is used to prepare documents -- e.g., to prepare a Ph.D. thesis or other book, or an article that is submitted for publication in a research journal.
If used properly, it produces beautiful documents. Originally it was used only for documents that were printed on paper, but nowadays it is also widely used to produce PDF files that can be viewed on computer screens.
Tex is the standard language used by nearly all mathematicians nowadays. It is also used extensively by scholars and writers in many other fields -- chemistry, linguistics, chess, music -- anything that requires precise spacing and/or unusual fonts and/or the convenience of automatic cross-referencing.
Creating Mathematics inside Microsoft Word http://spot.pcc.edu/~ssimonds/thisandthat/msword.htm Creating Mathematics inside Microsoft Word with the Equation Editor
Before you can use the Equation Editor | (Very) Basic operation of the Equation Editor | Shortcut Keys are your very best friend | Simonds tips on using the equation editor |
Matrix and Linear Algebra functions for EXCEL http://digilander.libero.it/foxes/ Matrix and Linear Algebra functions for EXCEL
Since birth, Excel appeared as a fantastic tool for studying and developing numeric calculus. Its worksheets, divided into rows and columns, resulted particularly adapted for matrix and linear calculus. From then on, lots and lots of new objects are included into Excel (not all of them very useful, indeed!) but, surprisingly, the matrix functions are substantially the same of many years ago. This little smart addin intends to cover this gap, improving the standard set of the functions for matrix calculus.
MathAmigo http://www.mathamigo.com MathAmigo is a math system for use on hand held units supported by powerful Desktop Management software.
Teaching mathematics with ICT http://www.m-a.org.uk/teaching_mathematics_with_ict/ Teaching mathematics with ICT
Advice from The (UK) Mathematics Association
A selection of ICT Materials, Advice and Support produced by the MA and partners, available free to schools.
Includes "Online CPD for Mathematics Teachers (ESTUICT: ?nhancing Subject Teaching Using ICT?"
Develop your Maths teaching practice using ICT http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/ Develop your Maths teaching practice using ICT using the 'ICT Support Pack' (UK 2006)
Here are all the materials you will need to teach Mathematics using ICT, from planning and preparation to evaluation.
Primary and Secondary (k-12)
The Practical Support Pack is an online collection of high quality lesson content, lesson plans, multimedia resources and ICT support materials designed to help teachers develop their teaching practice using ICT.
Step-by-step it gives teaching professionals the opportunity to try out new ideas and new ways of teaching familiar topics in their subject. It also shows the role that ICT can play in achieving learning and teaching objectives.
Also includes video case studies
Mathematical Toolkit (free) http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/common.aspx?id=657 Mathematical Toolkit
In collaboration with Intel and The Mathematical Association, the Mathematical Toolkit and Number line have been designed specifically to support the teaching and learning of mathematics for pupils at Key Stage 3. (age 11-14)
The tools have been developed in Macromedia Flash so that teachers and pupils can access them via the internet without needing to purchase any software.
BETT Award winners 2006
Number line | 2-D Shapes | Coordinates and Graphing | Charting |
Rapid-Pi http://www.rapid-pi.com Rapid-Pi is an add-on for Microsoft Word (and other word processors) that provides a new, fast way to enter mathematical formulas, equations and expressions into documents. Rapid-Pi's text-based input is a simply faster way to input math.
Switch to Rapid-Pi and you'll be able to enter and edit math much faster than you could with traditional equation editors. The 60-day trial version is free - why not give it a try?
Embedding ICT in Mathematics : Cambridgeshire http://tinyurl.com/dcntu Embedding ICT in Learning and Teaching Mathematics : Cambridgeshire
The Internet Mathematician : free online tutorial http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/maths The Internet Mathematician : free online tutorial
Welcome to the RDN Virtual Training Suite - a set of free online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information literacy and IT skills.
Work in your own time at your own pace - no one is monitoring you! There are quizzes and interactive exercises to lighten the learning experience.
Case Study : ICT in Numeracy KS1 (UK) http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/CaseStudies/numeracycasestudy.htm Case Study : ICT in Numeracy KS1 (UK)
This video involves a mixed ability year 6 class learning Numeracy. Students are encouraged to think and use ICT effectively to enhance their learning.
In this fascinating collection of stories, the teacher is able to share their experiences of teaching using ICT in Numeracy.
The teacher uses a wide range of ICT, including interactive whiteboard to enhance and keep the focus on the lesson. The concepts of algebra, tables and graphs are taught.
Case Study : ICT in Maths http://tinyurl.com/9kru7 Case Study : ICT in Maths
This video involves a Year 7, mixed progress class. The class is following a maths course on Reflections using ICT.
Using a wide range of ICT, including interactive whiteboard, and other tools such as presentation software and the internet, the teacher is able to enhance and engage the students learning in teaching reflections.
Maths / Numeracy with ICT Materials at TDA http://www.tda.gov.uk/search.aspx?query=numeracy%2BICT Using ICT in Mathematics and Numeracy : materials produced at the TDA for training teachers
TDA : Training and Development Agency for Schools (UK)
Using ICT in Numeracy in Primary Schools (UK) http://www.tda.gov.uk/upload/resources/pdf/t/tta00-07.pdf Ways forward with ICT: Effective Pedagogy using Information Communications Technology in Literacy and Numeracy in Primary Schools
Eleven practical examples of teachers?effective use of ICT are presented here, together with an introduction containing key messages about how effective teachers use ICT in a range of classroom situations.
ICT and mathematics (at QCA UK) http://www.qca.org.uk/13730_14512.html ICT and mathematics (at QCA UK)
This strand of the post-14 mathematics project will include work on both curriculum and qualifications aspects of mathematics.
The curriculum part of the project, currently underway, is aimed at exemplifying and raising awareness of the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on mathematics, with recommendations of what should be taught in mathematics. Case studies are being developed and will be published online in autumn 2006.