Ideas for using Web Tools for Teaching and Learning in the
Mathematics Classroom
tinyurl.com/amaths
@mrdebarton
Darren Barton – Southampton University 16th January 2012
Overview
VLE vs Google Sites
Interactive Whiteboards vs Flipped Classroom Technologies
User Guides vs Jing
Google Sites
Simple way to share your lesson notes and resources with students and colleagues.
Free!
Simple login via your gmail account.
Example: tinyurl.com/amaths
Sign up: https://sites.google.com/
Why Google Sites in the Classroom?
Sharing/ viewing of office docs
Sharing/ viewing of pdf
files
Embed you tube videos
Course calendars
Count down Timers
Course outlines
No knowledge of web design
needed
The Flipped Classroom
“What if students could use all of their lesson time interacting with peers and
the their teacher whilst working on their assignment, rather than having to spend
(a large?) proportion of their time listening to their teacher?”
flipped-learning.comJon Bergmann
tinyurl.com/gcsemathsvids
First Attempt!04/09/11, Exam Question on Kruskal’s Algorithm, 1000+ hits!
More recently …Explanation of factorising
brackets followed by questions and answers.
http://youtu.be/q90X-PvQQq8
http://youtu.be/jqs0_9wO_0A
+
ExplainEverything
http://goo.gl/P3mKJ
User Guides for Students
• Teacher notes?
• Teacher demo?
• Screencast of steps?
http://screencast.com/t/0lkBztEAxvp
Angry Birds
• Use Angry Birds to prompt discussions about Calculus in class!?
What is the equation of the trajectory the yellow bird needs to follow?
What is the equation of the trajectory the yellow bird if it is ‘released’ at x = 1 with a view
to hitting the present?
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