Martin Burrett 04 Oct 12 05:12:03
This site is an amazing geometry playground for maths students and teachers. Select points on your screen and connect them up to provide the properties you what. This resource uses HTML5 and works wonderfully across a range of computers, browsers and tablets. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Virtual field trips challenge and expose students to new types of technology. It is a great way to spark their interest and motivate their learning in a specific content area. Virtual field trips can offer students more opportunities because you can take them to places they wouldn't normally be able to go to otherwise - like inside a volcano or ocean floor! In addition, virtual field trips may even boost students' reading comprehension skills and will expose them to different cultures and environments.
While virtual field trips offer a great learning opportunity, they can be hard to organize and time consuming. Take advantage of our free virtual field trips and engage your students even more!
Math anxiety is a real thing, a new brain imaging study by Stanford researchers has confirmed.
In a study in the journal Psychological Science, researchers found that there is increased activity in the brain region linked with fear in the brains of second and third graders with math anxiety. Because of the increased activity in the fear brain region, there was decreased activity in their brain regions linked with problem-solving.
"A mathsnack is a haiku-size package of beautiful mathematics, with accompanying illustration. Below is an example, featuring an all time-classic, the Bridges of Königsberg. From 2004 to 2009, each back page of Vinculum (the teachers' journal published by the Mathematical Association of Victoria) consisted of Mathsnacks on a given theme."