Many websites to use in the Mathematics Classroom

1. Learning with Technology
in the Mathematics Classroom
Colleen Young

2. Learning with Technology
in the Mathematics Classroom
Many wonderful websites to use in
your classroom
....which your students can also use at
home

3. Learning with Technology
in the Mathematics Classroom
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4. Lesson Planning

5. This year I will ....
Use a greater variety of starters.
Mathematics – Starters and Plenaries

6. Mathematics – Starters and Plenaries

7. Bell Work Diagnostic Questions

8. Rich Questions

9. WolframAlpha
Check work with

10. Here’s the diagram....what’s the question?

11. Desmos
Problems

12. Recall – Calculus mini-test

13. Recall – Calculus mini-test

14. Composite Number Tree by Jeffrey Ventrella

15. Composite Number Tree by Jeffrey Ventrella

16. Composite Number Tree by Jeffrey Ventrella

17. FlashMaths – J Hall Arithmagons – resources

18. Arithmagons – resources

19. Advanced Arithmagons – Jonny Griffiths

20. Advanced Arithmagons – Jonny Griffiths

21. This year I will ....
Ask great questions.
Rich Questions Bloomin’ Mathematics

22. Rich Questions Bloomin’ Mathematics

23. Sequences
Remembering Understanding

24. Rich Questions Bloomin’ Mathematics
Applying

25. Rich Questions Bloomin’ Mathematics
to check
use

26. Desmos graph page
to checkuse

27. This year I will ....
Integrate rich tasks into my normal
classroom practice.
Rich Tasks

28. This year I will ....
Try some new resources.
I’m Looking For ....

29. Nrich – Upper Secondary Curriculum Content

30. Nrich Curve Match Problem

31. Problem page on Desmos

32. Nrich – STEM mapping

33. Nrich – Scientific Calculation

34. Standard Form Resources

35. Nrich – STEP Prep

36. Tarsia Puzzles Post 16 Tarsia examples

37. Standards Unit

38. This year I will ....
Keep on using resources that students
can then use at home.
Top >10 Maths Websites for Students

39. WolframAlpha Examples

40. WolframAlpha Examples

41. Desmos Graphing Calculator

42. Desmos Graphing Calculator

43. Dancing with Desmos

44. Draw a quick graph
Suppose you want a graph of y = 3x+2
Simply go to Desmos and type in your
function
That’s it – one graph!
Learning to use Desmos y = 3x+2

45. Learn about sliders
Now suppose you want to explore
straight line graphs.
Simply go to Desmos and type in your
function but this time use variables:
You will be offered the chance to add
sliders – select all

46. Learn about sliders
y = mx+c
Now you have sliders
Try changing them and
watch that graph!

47. Learn about sliders
If you want a slider to have integer
values only, select one of the end points:
then you could make the step size 1 for
integer values and also change the lowest
and highest values if you want
y = mx+c try changing the sliders

48. Learn about sliders
If you want a slider to have integer
values only, select one of the end points:
then you could make the step size 1 for
integer values and also change the lowest
and highest values if you want
y=mx+c, m and c integers

49. Points of Interest
Points of interest

50. Tables
First enter your function
then select edit list
and choose convert to
table

51. Tables
y = 1/x with table

52. Tables
y = 1/x with table
Now try changing the table:
Change the first value of x
Delete the other rows
Enter a second value of x
....then keep pressing enter

53. Tables
y = 1/x with table – more values

54. Settings
Try changing the x and y axes
Uncheck Equalize Axis Scales
for more control over the axis
settings
Experiment with the three
show settings to see what
happens
Try changing the axes for the
quadratic function in the link
below
Quadratic - try changing axes

55. f(x+k)

56. Piece-wise Functions
Example 1 Example 2

58. WolframAlpha

60. Calculators & Tools

61. Calculators & Tools

62. Calculators & Tools

63. Calculators & Tools

64. Mathscard – Loughborough University

66. Notes for Students

67. This year I will ....
Use technology more where it can
enhance learning, eg for collabration.
Digital Tools

68. Do your students
communicate
in more than one
way?

69. Do your students collaborate
and share ideas?
Digital Tools

70. 7S....Their AMAZING Story, of the WIKISPACES!

73. This year I will ....
End my lessons well.
Plenaries Lesson Endings

74. Lesson Endings

75. This year I will ....
Use a greater variety of homework
activities.
Homework Ideas

76. Is it helpful to have the details of any
current homework online?

77. Is it helpful to have the details of any
current homework online?
□ Yes!
□ Very helpful
□ Yes, very
□ Definitely
□ Yes, very helpful, especially if you are off
□ Yes, very good for disorganised people (ie me)
who always forget to write it down!
Homework Ideas

78. Homework Ideas
• Set some questions with solutions and mark
schemes
• Prepare ahead
• Revise and Recall
• Rich Tasks
• Use Online Resources
• Vocabulary
• Reflective Writing
• Collaborate online
• Do two!
Homework Ideas

79. This year I will ....
Give my students clear and frequent
feedback.
Feedback Progression

80. The most powerful single modification
that enhances achievement is feedback.
The simplest prescription for improving
education must be “dollops of feedback”.
Hattie, J.A. (1992). Measuring the
effects of schooling. Australian Journal
of Education (see page 9).
Feedback Progression

81. Do you give students enough
time to reflect?

82. ClassCharts

83. This year I will ....
Read more.
“It is what you read when you don't have to
that determines what you will be when you
can't help it.” ― Oscar Wilde
“Classic' - a book which people praise and
don't read.” ― Mark Twain
Reading

84. Writing Things Down
□ Gives you a permanent record
□ Helps your memory
□ Shows you are serious
□ Makes you more accountable
□ Helps you work things out
□ Improves your writing!
Sacha Chua - How to brain-dump what you know

85. Writing Things Down
□ Writing became such a process of
discovery that I couldn't wait to get
to work in the morning: I wanted to
know what I was going to say.
Sharon O'Brien
□ Writing is thinking on paper.
William Zinsser
Sacha Chua - How to brain-dump what you know

86. This year I will ....
Organise all my ideas and
resources so I can find them again!
Searching for things ...

87. Searching for things ...

88. http://colleenyoung.wordpress.com
I’m looking for .....
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