Quick ICT ideas for using ICT in Maths How ICT can be used to support learning of maths

A complete range of ideas ICT that you can use in the classroom (But only if you want to) Web2 technologies (and some old favourites) ICT as a tool for learning (Bonus – They will help with BECTA SRF – innovative teaching) The plan

Add pace and tension with a countdown timer

Create funky PowerPoint via SlideRocket.net

Dynamic office online via Acrobat.com

Online mindmapping - Bubbl.us

ContentGenerator.net – Flash learning games

Random name picker and more… ClassTools.net

Developing your own PLE – Moodle

Collaborative online learning - setup a wiki Could be within your VLE Alternatively – Excellent and scary tool Student ownership

Using Google Apps to create webpages – Why not get your pupils to set a maths page up?

FlashMeeting – video conferencing for everyone Flash-based online video conferencing Free for educational use Give it a careful look – very powerful tool

Online discussion forums Encourage pupils to use educational forums at home – wideneds their experience!

Creating a backdrop in Drama Low level ICT, high level Drama Used Audacity (free) Moviemaker (Free) and some imagination Created a multimedia backdrop to perform in front of. Use and

Graffiting sources The one real justification for an interactive whiteboard… Know it’s English but get pupils to explain to each other using the IAWB – get them up and using it as well as a teaching tool it’s a learning curve!

Confuse and enthuse with Wordle.net

Puzzlemaker One of the older online activity makers Still useful today Generate your own wordsearches But…

Podcasting with students Audacity or any other free web based program PODCAST - Audacity is free and you can get groups to podcast e.g. Time tables to each other or other concepts – can play them on their mobiles to revise etc.

Twitter

Google Apps spreadsheet Free online Google apps Transforming how we can use application software Basic – but the functionality you need Brilliant collaborative opportunities – SHARE!

YouTube in better quality Add: &fmt=18

Flyovers in Google Earth Brilliant – and free – Google Earth Fantastic way of representing journeys / movement Use in Science, Languages (Describe in Welsh/French/English etc) Maths (real sense of Distance), Art – (Draw a landscape – and understand it), History (what was it like/like now) PE (Plan a route for a run) etc.

Online storyboarding Another free online too – E2BN.net Really effective tool as students – creativity & guidance Many more tools like this appearing…

Pecha Kucha - Japanese Has rules Strict PowerPoint presentation 20 slides only Each shown for 20 seconds Can be used on-line or make a class rule – create a ppt of 10 slides that takes ----minutes to show on a choice of interesting ideas on maths for example

IWB for £30- Why not if you have a Wii bring it into school and let the kids have a play - get them to bring in theirs – instant IAWB! Tell them to use it at home and show work to parents! (Teachers’ revenge) Wii handset and software from the internet = (free) interactivity

Install Open Office as an alternative Office

Your contributions - add a post it note widget to take notes during a lesson – for you and your pupils Post-it notes

Not using ICT ?

Power up not power down

Finally…How ICT can be used to support learning of maths. Thank you for listening - – Not always about the geekiest, funkiest latest stuff – it’s using i(c)t in the class and being dynamic. Please get involved – Share ideas at the ESIS wiki – ICT and Maths – Join the forum – Copies of all these materials will be there

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By the way... Everything here is free!