This document summarizes a seminar on using mobile apps to teach mathematics at the primary level. It describes grouping students into levels based on their math skills and exposing them to interactive apps on a mobile phone to help them learn counting, number recognition, and the four basic operations. The approach uses a trial and error method with immediate feedback to help slow learners. Observations found this approach helped students learn at their own pace and engaged them in learning. The conclusion is that interactive technology can make learning fun and help students learn skills like number sense that prepare them for further education.

1. MATHEMATICS SEMINAR
22-12-2016
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
SCERT
TELANGANA STATE
HYDERABAD

2. Celebration of
National Mathematics Day
On the occasion of 129th Birth Anniversary of The Indian Mathematics Legend

3. By
CHILUKA UMARANI
HYDERABAD

4. Title
Usage of Mobile Apps (Interactive) at Primary Level
Teaching in Mathematics

5. Math fun
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6. Kids math games

7. Apps regarding Prime numbers

8. Apps regarding multiplication

9. Multiplication and Division Apps

10. Innovation
Different communication methods that serve the purpose
without destroying the objective could be considered as
innovative methods of teaching

11. EDUCATION
 Education is the light that shows the mankind the right
direction to serge.
 If education fails to inculcate self-discipline and
commitment to achieve in the minds of the students, it is
not their fault
Education should become fun and thrill to the student
rather than burden and boredom
The society must see education as an advancement in
informative-era, rather than achieving simply social
elevation

12. MATHEMATICS
Mathematics is not something you learn -
– Mathematics is something “you do”.
As repeated practice is needed for registration , technology
will take up this duty effectively.
There is a big difference between the ability to do
Mathematics and the ability to read!

13. OBJECTIVES
 To evaluate the teaching and to suggest other useful teaching
methods that
can be attempted in imparting knowledge to the student
Objective of teaching Mathematics must include two major
components:
sending and receiving the information (interactive)
The use of innovative methods in education has the potential to
improve quality of education but also to empower people,
strengthen governance and
galvanize the effort to achieve the human development goal for the
country in the future digital world.

14. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
feel really fun and enjoy learning Mathematics.
are able to understand the abstract things easily by the
usage of technology
are interested to learn through mobile/computer/
tabs/projector as the subject get registered in their
minds.
are enriched with different modes of learning which
enriches their knowledge.
regularity and punctuality is increased, as they are
interested in multi-sensor learning.

15. Various Multimedia Tools
Slide based
Icon based (flash etc.)
Movie based
Book based.
 Other innovative tools:
 Mind maps
Humor an effective medium of teaching
Mnemonics words – word approach
Role play

16. Design of the Innovation
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17. Trial and Error method

18. Innovative method used to teach
Math at Primary Level
The students of my school G.P.S. Lalapet were first grouped into 3
different levels.
- First level are the one who are unable to recognize the single digits.
- The second level of students are who are unable to write the
numbers in order.
- The third level of students are who can not do the 4 mathematical
operations.
Students were exposed to the Interactive Apps according to their age,
class and level understanding in the first instance along with my general
teaching in the class room, using my mobile.
 The first level of students were exposed to the counting of numbers. As
the students had no background (nursery/LKG/UKG) they were exposed
to count the number of objects repeatedly.
After recognition of the number of objects, they were exposed to the
Number app in the mobile, where they have to write the number using
their fingers.

19. The first generation learners need more practice as they did not have the
environment at their home. The same process was repeated till they
recognized the numbers and were able to write the numbers with their hand.
The second level of children were exposed to the order of numbers, where
they had to know the serial numbering
The third level students were exposed t0 count and match the numbers
and objects.
Observations

20. In the whole process the students will try to learn in trial and error
method. Where there are multiple instances to learn. This also can be
called as individualized instruction method through repeated practice.
If the student is able to recognize, they were exposed to practice for
perfection. When they are unable to recognize, they were given chance to
try again.
In this way the trial and error method using the interactive mobile apps
were helpful to the slow learners. One important thing is that, the
learners were encouraged by immediate reinforcement for all their
responses whether it is correct or wrong by telling try again and by
clapping sound for the correct response.
Observations

21. OUTCOME OF THE INNOVATION
Students are able to understand the content e
easily, where teacher is just a facilitator
Students are able to understand the difficult concepts
like (the 4 mathematical operations) multiplication of 2x2, 3x2 digit numbers

22. Implications
Students in-turn learn the subject/content using technology at
formative age
Students will not depend on others for usage of technology at all levels of their
learning.
Students may not get bored of the subject, as they find the solution of every
doubt immediately along with appreciation
Students are equipped with technology along with subject knowledge. And
they need not waste their time in learning the technological skills and for
searching their livelihood after education by taking some other courses.

23. Newest Teaching Methods
Interactive teaching and learning method using the
latest technology was worldwide tried and accepted
method- as it demands the attention of all domains
of learning and long term memory is assured

24. Technology is also changing the classroom experience. Information and
communication technology has made
many innovations in the field of teaching and also made a
drastic change from the old paradigm of teaching learning. The concept of
paperless, pen-less,
bookless and burden-less class rooms are emerging as an alternative to the
old teaching learning method.
The very important thing observed as a teacher that, when ever the
syllabus was changed – it was started at primary level. Then why
not this
change is continued in usage of technology at primary level, where
the child is
ready to learn many things at childhood according to psychological
studies.
Conclusion