Classification of technology for maths education

[Aibhín Bray]

Hi all,

I'm just starting out on a bit of a project in which I am going to try to come up with a classification or framework for the types of technology in use in mathematics education.  I would really appreciate if any of the maths teachers out there could let me know what kinds of technology they use, and how they use it.  Anything and everything is relevant!  

I imagine it will be a good while before I have any kind of a structure, but I'd say it could be useful when I do and I will of course come back with any interesting findings.

Kind regards,

Aibhin

[Robert Chaney]

Hello.

I teach Maths (all levels) at CBS Thurles (7th yr in Ireland), and six years in England, where I had the opportunity and resources to try out a range of things.

Early graph drawing was done using Autograph, in particular for functions and calculus, particularly for developing ideas with students and providing visual aids to show links with various topics.

Since in Ireland, I have used GeoGebra for same.

I have also used for Coord and Synthetic Geom.

I use a variety of programs by csfsoftware.co.uk which are great, in particular 10 Quick Questions Pro, Numbers Game (Countdown), and Pair Them Up. Great for end of lesson activities to promote general skills, vocab, etc

I have a large collection of PowerPoints made by Boardworks.co.uk, and I cherry-pick slides for key points and interactive shockwave activities.

There are probably a few others things that don't spring to mind.

This is very brief. If you need more detail, contact me direct at rch...@cbsthurles.ie 

Rob Chaney