2. Numbers - understanding them is a requirement to understand so
much more of the world. For example understanding mathematics,
negotiating your salary or making a cake.
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3. So, could we help children (or actually anyone) understand
numbers? And could we do it on devices available to many
people, such as iPhones and iPads?
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4. We knew this much:
1: Most children don’t like to sit down and be forced to
listen to somebody teaching them.
2: They are curious, though.
3: When passionate about something, there’s no end to
their patience.
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5. We knew this much!
1: Most children don’t like to sit down and be forced to
listen to somebody teaching them.
2: They are curious, though.
3: When passionate about something, there’s no end to
their patience.
Why not use this?
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6. We knew this much!
1: Most children don’t like to sit down and be forced to
listen to somebody teaching them.
2: They are curious, though.
3: When passionate about something, there’s no end to
their patience.
Let’s help children learn numbers working with their nature.
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8. Of course, we didn’t do it just by chance. We found
Professor Diana Laurillard at University of London.
She researches on how to help children with dyscalculia -
or, put with normal words, problems understanding
numbers.
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9. Combining pedagogy, neuro science and
technology, Professor Diana Laurillard
had developed the practice of number
bonds to learn children numbers.
Perfect!
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10. This is Number Bonds by Thinkout
The child helps a cute space traveler communicate with other
creatures on his voyage through space. To get to the next level,
the child has to learn something new about numbers, moving from
size and color (concrete) to numbers (abstract).
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11. To the child, it’s about play.
To the brain, it’s about learning numbers.
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12. It's made as a game to invoke to the child’s passion, to make
them want to return to the learning moment.
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13. This is how we optimize the learning curve:
1) Using only positive
reinforcement creates a
feedback loop that
celebrates success rather
than punish mistakes.
2) Keeping the child
interested all the time, by
making it difficult enough to
be a challenge, but not too
difficult to make it.
The advanced adaptive
technology in Number Bonds
by Thinkout does just that!
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14. Ready to help somebody start
learning numbers right away?
Find Number Bonds by Thinkout in Appstore
or scan the code to go there immediatly.
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15. Thanks for your time!
There’s more to read at Thinkout.se
(and us to get the latest news
on apps for enhanced learning from
Thinkout).
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