By Phiona Mitchell and Simone O’ConnellEDC3100 ICT & Pedagogy

Mathletics.com.auMathletics is an online, interactive, educational mathematics website for children aged 5 – 18 years. It is used by students , teachers, and parents all over the world and is being integrated into teacher planning as a way to boost student knowledge and confidence in mathematics.

This presentation will explain why teachers around the world are using this website and how it can be incorporated into daily classroom lessons.

Rationale New buzz word: ‘e-learning’ E-learning: internet, downloads, wikis, blogs Learning Management System (LMS) Web-based teaching: interactive, engaging, beneficial

Mathletics engages students in an interactive way that also assists teachers in reinforcing math concepts, student strengths and progress.

Identification of position and reasoning Learning Management System or LMS Collaboration of student and parents Supplement to teaching of maths concepts Suits all styles and levels of learning Easy to find result reports, student achievement graphs, student weaknesses/strengths Aesthetically pleasing and highly motivating for students User friendly screens, simple website navigation Ability to compete with students around the world Enables students to focus on problem areas Top 100 students displayed on opening screen

Video: School introducing Mathletics to students

Mathletics Opening Screen

Identification of appropriate context/s for use

Kindergarten to Year 12Mathletics implementation team works with school for a smooth

integration into the existing school program24 hour access in the classroom and at homeTo work effectively needs support from Mathletics and their online

support team. Teachers need to monitor any website feedback and online generated reports.

Teacher can set tasks or activities before students can move upProgram can be used as an option for homeworkStudents can challenge each other or other classes

Pedagogical approach/es

• Being committed to the integration of new technologiesand having the skills to use the technologies effectively and appropriately

• Provide all students with technology rich experiences that provide a range of learning experiences

• Dedicated to strengthen ICT competency

• Ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and ethics of the use of ICT and evaluate and observe its learning opportunities

Classroom/student organisation

• students can be set up so that they challenge each other in the class or around the world• set up pairs of students as a maths rotations • teacher set tasks for students to complete

Legal/ethical considerations• Very limited personal information required to register

• No information is used or shared with advertisers or any other third party

• No chatrooms

• Students cannot directly contact any other student

• Education Qld provides guidelines to help teachers with cyber safety

• http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/ict/ictpr004/

• Next generation learning provides parents, students, and schools with ways to stay safe when on the net

• http://www.nextgenerationlearning.org.uk/safeguarding

Curriculum area focus In the teacher centre there is a link to the EL’s Naplan practice Individual and class results Reports for attempts made by children and how many tries it took until they reached

the next level Covers all aspects of maths curriculum Teacher can see which area students need assistance in or need to change to a

different focus area Teacher can see how many and how long children have been on Teacher can set a task that children must complete before they can move on Focuses specifically on Mathematics Supports curriculum from kindergarten to Year 12 Not only contains essential math material but also helps children to think fast,

become actively engaged in their own learning and encourages initiative to support and motivate themselves

Mathletics is a wonderful online application that helps teachers use ICT to transform student learning

Conclusion• Helps children understand and enjoy Mathematics

• Can improve average mathematic marks

• Easy Navigation and aesthetically appealing screens

• Suited to all levels and styles of learning

• Easy to access results for both parents and teachers

• Aligned to syllabus and curriculum concepts

• No risks regarding legal and/or ethical issues

• Must be monitored and used correctly

• Efficient online application that will supplement the learning of maths in

schools

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