Presentation to show the uses of ICT in mathematics. Software, websites etc

1. ICT across the
curriculum
Mathematics

2. ICT in Maths
• Natural linkage between ICT and Maths.
o Problem solving, formula, logic.
• ICT has been used in maths for years.
o Calculators, graphical calculators
• Teachers felt it important to use computers, but not
just for the sake of it – it had to enhance learning.

3. Maths software
• Programming languages e.g. LOGO
• Maths specific software:
o Geometer’s Sketchpad
– construct geometric objects
o Autograph
graph plotters
o Omnigraph
• General purpose software:
o Spreadsheets – modelling real world problems. Creating graphs
o Databases – sorting and classifying data. How to represent data.
o Word processor - Equation Editor for writing mathematical notation

4. Maths websites (1)
• www.geogebra.co.uk
o Interactive geometry, algebra, statistics,
and calculus software
• www.ptolemy.co.uk/furbles03
o Probabilities, shapes, sides
• www.sumdog.com
o Maths and reading games
• www.mymaths.co.uk

5. Maths websites (2)
Maths resources online:
• SMILE (Secondary Mathematics Individualised
Learning Experiment)
• ATM (Association of Teachers of Mathematics)
• NRICH (University of Cambridge)

6. Other maths resources
• Maths based games
o primary games
o coordinate bingo
• Clipbank
• Mathswatch
Educational videos
• And many, many more……

7. Benefits of using ICT
• Instant feedback – encourages testing ideas
• Observing patterns – speed of calculations
• Seeing connections – viewing data in different ways
• Data – large amount, realistic results
• Algorithms – abstraction, explicit thinking