Ulearn Breakout #5 – Mathletics @ Meadowbank School

Posted on October 3, 2007
Filed under Ulearn07

Started with these couple of cool/funny videos…

mathletics.co.nz

Mark Webster – teacher from Meadowbank Yvonne Blanch – 3P learning.

Teachers are still being taught the traditional way but are finding it difficult to find jobs because everything is Inquiry Learning Based in schools. This is another tool that you can use your class and do it at home.

KEY POINTS – How does this reflect the key Competencies?

Digi-stores show how much the government is investing into web 2.0 technologies.

Kids can see their progress – compete against students around the world. Kids wanting to do questions at home.

Graphs that show weaknesses and strengths – can focus on either.

What would make my life easier?

*smaller teacher student ratio

*less paperwork – planning, marking, assessment

*managing personal learning

Allows up to date planning – real time planning – can log on straight after the kids and “rejig” planning to fit kids – strengths and weaknesses – great reports based on what the kids have done. Good diagonistics based feedback. Good report for parents – shows weaknesses and strengths.