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As easy as ICT
Information & Communication Technology ICT might sound a bit daunting, particularly when the aim & goal is to link it with tutoring mathematics at primary level. However, when put into the context of CD-ROMs, DVDs, & PlayStations, web pages & touch-screen ticket machines — all of which come under the ICT umbrella — perhaps some creative thinking can come out of the different types of resources & software that can be used to solve various mathematics subject problems. ICT at primary level should basically cover 5 main areas:
Many multimedia resources are freely available for students, although for Government-funded nursery, primary & secondary schools, money is set aside for equipment in the form of Electronic Learning Credits eLCs. This can cover resources like digital videos & software. The British Educational & Communications & Technology Agency BECTA offers free publications & downloads aimed at helping teachers & teaching assistants at primary & secondary level on some of the best ways to use ICT in the classroom.
Linking ICT with mathematics subject or any other subject can develop students' interest & understanding of ICT in a way that straightforward use of PCs might limit. Special calculators can be applied with overhead projectors to teach student the basic key functions as an addition to their methods of using jottings or mental mathematics subject to find solutions to problems.
Electronic whiteboards also mean that tutors can be at the centre of things & can ask pupils to flash the results of a mathematics student’s problem up onto the board from their keypads. This allows the whole class to be at the same point of a lesson & to discuss their methods & outcomes. This is especially effective when playing number games with shapes & patterns or designing a graph by using collected data as student can relate the visual outcome of each exercise with the solutions to the problems they have tackled.
In our next blog we shall learn about free online tutoring I hope the above explanation was useful.Keep reading and leave your comments.
As easy as ICT
- learning from expert’s feedback
- observing patterns & extracting ideas
- exploring data
- tutoring the computer through pupil-designed activities
- developing & Improving visual imagery
Many multimedia resources are freely available for students, although for Government-funded nursery, primary & secondary schools, money is set aside for equipment in the form of Electronic Learning Credits eLCs. This can cover resources like digital videos & software. The British Educational & Communications & Technology Agency BECTA offers free publications & downloads aimed at helping teachers & teaching assistants at primary & secondary level on some of the best ways to use ICT in the classroom.
Linking ICT with mathematics subject or any other subject can develop students' interest & understanding of ICT in a way that straightforward use of PCs might limit. Special calculators can be applied with overhead projectors to teach student the basic key functions as an addition to their methods of using jottings or mental mathematics subject to find solutions to problems.
Electronic whiteboards also mean that tutors can be at the centre of things & can ask pupils to flash the results of a mathematics student’s problem up onto the board from their keypads. This allows the whole class to be at the same point of a lesson & to discuss their methods & outcomes. This is especially effective when playing number games with shapes & patterns or designing a graph by using collected data as student can relate the visual outcome of each exercise with the solutions to the problems they have tackled.
In our next blog we shall learn about free online tutoring I hope the above explanation was useful.Keep reading and leave your comments.
