aclJohn's Mathematics Finds

Manga High uses game-based learning to help students learn core Mathmatics skills.

Many practitioners do not think game-based learning is the best method for instruction however many of those same practitioners realise it can be a highly effective method for supplementing the learning process and increasing motivation for some students.

Mangahigh's maths games are designed with maths at the core! They also work well on an interactive whiteboard.

Mangahigh's scientific maths games e...

"LOGO, at least in the guise of turtle graphics, has a clear place within mathematics teaching as enshrined in the New Attainment Targets of the National Curriculum. More importantly perhaps the potential of the language to give learners more autonomy over their own learning is becoming increasingly clear" quotation from 1992

Remember LOGO, the computer language that many of you learnt at school? (...and some of us taught in School) well...

Papert is an online LOGO compiler....

NumberNut is a comprehensive site filled with maths information and activities for review and direct instruction.

The two main areas of the site are...

1: Basic Maths that includes topics such as...

• shapes,
• time,
• operations etc. and

2: Advanced Maths that covers...

• decimals,
• fractions,
• money (US$),
• percentages, etc. 

On each of these pages users can...

• locate the Topic Section on the right,
• click on your desired topic to view a page with both information related to the to...

Adrian Banner, a lecturer at Princeton, has put together a lecture series (in video) that will help learners master calculus.

The 24 lectures were originally presented as review sessions for Princeton introductory calculus courses offered in 2006, and each runs about two hours.

Note: Adrian Banner has used these lectures to develop a book called The Calculus Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus.

To access the videos go to http://press.princeton.edu/video/banner/.

Tutor USA is a site that offers a variety of links for mathematics teachers.

In addition to free worksheets and lesson plans (Dead-Tree Resources), Tutor USA has a collection of video tutorials.

The videos in the collection come from sources like...

• YouTube,
• Blip.tv, and
• TeacherTube.

Some of the videos are quick how-to videos while others are longer lecture-style explanations of mathematics concepts.

Practitioners may well be advised to locate videos using Tutor USA and then to em...