Exciting ICT in Maths

As with all tools for learning, it is the way you use ICT resources that gives them their power. In Exciting ICT in Maths, Alison Clark-Jeavons masterfully contrasts ways of working, showing how to turn routine activities into real learning experiences. She also explains how some ICT material can enhance teaching in ways that are hard to contrive without it. This book is packed with ideas to take into the classroom. It is about the way we think and what we say, do, imagine and recall when we truly engage in mathematics; it addresses the way pupils learn. Clearly explained research findings support case studies, leaving no doubt as to why one approach is more effective than another. The accompanying CD-ROM enables the reader to engage with the featured software and overcome any fear that it will be hard to use. The seven chapters are all richly illustrated with examples. The book starts by considering criteria for evaluating software, followed by an explanation of how formative assessment can aid learning, including valuable guidance on effective questioning.
It then goes on to address aspects of practical mathematics, including visualizing and kinesthetic experience, ranging from simple activities in which students use themselves in mathematical structures, through o the use of ICT tools such as data-loggers and interactive whiteboards. Making connections in mathematics and mathematical exploration are the focus of the later chapters. Pupils deserve to experience at least some of the exciting software and tools described in this publication. They deserve to experience the teaching approaches all the time.