Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age

Maths facts hidden on the web

• WorldClock http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
• Odds for all things The Odds site tells you the odds on just about anything happening http://www.bookofodds.com/
• How old is the Internet: http://howoldistheinternet.com/
• Fantastic interactive tool for birth rates, etc. for everywhere in the world http://www.kmlfactbook.org/
• Maths in Movies http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html

Mathematics Games Online

1. Wishball! Fantastic game to learn about placevalue http://students.stcolumba.com.au/vlib/V%20learning%20objects/webpages/maths_num/number/wishball.htm
2. http://www.mathplayground.com/
3. Pentominoes, Magic Squares, Tangrams, Data: http://www.mathsphere.co.uk/fun/
4. http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/logic/:  Battleships, Chinese Checkers, Tic Tac Toe, Towers of Hanoi, Peg, Paddocs/Connect-the-squares, Four-in-a-row, etc.
5. http://www.prongo.com/
6. http://gamescene.com/Think_Ahead.html
7. www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
8. www.mathgoodies.com
9. www.homeschoolmath.net
10. www.coolmath.com
11. www.coolmath4kids.com
12. http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/Math/
13. www.iknowthat.com
14. www.funbrain.com
15. www.mathcats.com
16. http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm
17. http://www.theproblemsite.com/math_games.asp
18. http://www.exploratorium.edu/brain_explorer/
19. http://www.theproblemsite.com/default.asp
20. Algebra Games: http://www.squidoo.com/algebragames
21. Decimal Squares Interactive Games: http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/
22. Dreambox: Maths calendar for July http://2pl.us/1kJ
23. Lots of different interactive games and links http://students.stcolumba.com.au/vlib/V%20learning%20objects/webpages/maths.htm
24. Heaps of options here, games under each heading http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/measurement-games.html
25. http://www.unrealfooty.com.au/
26. Good selection of interactive Maths games for different year levels and in different strands of Maths http://www.copacabana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/Get_Smart.htm
27. Great sites to use with Smartboard http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html
28. Measurement and other games, you can test yourself etc. http://www.subtangent.com/maths/games.php
29. Interactive Sudoku http://www.diigo.com/annotated/29a8ba7c65f3e0fb1b15a60011ffe4cd and http://www.jigsawdoku.com/
30. Maths Fraction game using “Baking Cookies” http://ow.ly/jrSC
31. Dartboard, missing number (also worksheets and songs) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/index.shtml
32. CBeebies Numberjacks: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/numberjacks/Lots of number games to play from dominoes to sudoku, plus songs to listen to puzzles.
33. CBeebies Grown-ups: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/A range of resources designed for use by parents to help children fulfil their potential in all areas of their development. Also including special educational needs activities, technical information and a regular newsletter.
34. Algebra games…many to choose from http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/index.html
35. All Content in Geometry for Perimeter, area, and volume http://mathforum.org/mathtools/cell/g,10.12,ALL,ALL/
36. Children’s Money World: http://www.childrensmoneyworld.com/Teachers of reception and key stage 1 can download lesson plans and resources here on the subject of money. Registration is free. There are also fun games for your class inluding Mother Pound’s Memory Game!
37. Range of interactive maths games The Primary Games Series provides a wide range of highly engaging and enjoyable maths games which allow children to learn while having fun. Whether used individually or as a whole class resource with an Interactive Whiteboard (such as SMART or PROMETHEAN boards), they are guaranteed to stimulate and motivate whilst meeting lesson objectives.http://www.primarygames.co.uk/        

38. English Money games http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/
39. Tables e.g. Bingo game http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/
40. Primary Resources: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ Worksheets, lesson plans and ideas are gathered together here covering the full primary school curriculum.
41. Teaching Time: http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/Ideal for use as part of the national numeracy strategy, this site has a collection of worksheets and games on the subject of telling the time. Children will learn to read both the digital and analogue clocks. 
42. http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/www/index.php  Lure of the Labyrinth is a digital game for middle-school pre-algebra students. It includes a wealth of intriguing math-based puzzles wrapped into an exciting narrative game in which students work to find their lost pet – and save the world from monsters! Linked to both national and state mathematics standards, the game gives students a chance to actually think like mathematicians. In the world of Lure of the Labyrinth, students progress through three sections, or “wings.” Each is related to a different math strand that is part of a the typical pre-algebra curriculum: Proportions (including fractions and ratios), Variables and Equations, Number and Operations (including geometry, order of operations and modular arithmetic)
43. Maths starters of the day http://ow.ly/l0OP
44. Brainormous http://www.brainormous.com/
45. Maths Games http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/math_games.html
46. Domino Maths http://ow.ly/rg0Z
47. Multiply, divide, add, subtract interactives http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html
48. Maths site with lots of games http://www.hoodamath.com/ga…

 Mathematics Websites (Interactive activities, worksheets, etc.)

• Maths interactives This multimedia resource includes interactive math activities, print activities, learning strategies, and videos that illustrate how math is used in everyday life. The resource addresses the following mathematics topics: Fractions; Integers; Percentages; Rate/Ratio/Proportion; Square Roots; Exponents; Patterns; Algebra; Linear Equations; Polynomials; Angles; Circles; Surface Area and Volume; Area and Perimeter; Triangles; Pythagoras; Trigonometry; Similarity and Congruence; Transformations; Shape Classification; Data Display and Graphs; Central Tendency and Distribution; and Probability http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0
• Interactive activities for measuring length, width, area, volume: http://ow.ly/gx5J
• http://schools.coventryschools.net/oakhaven/Curriculum/everyday_math.htm
• Creating Maths Worksheets: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/, http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Printables/Math_Worksheets/, http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/Flashcard_Creator.html
• GeoGebra: GeoGebra is free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching.
• Geogebra Tutorial
• Brilliant Interactive Website: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• Geometry: Transformations: Online activities like tangrams, match shadows to shapes etc. : http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001223.shtml
• How to creat a Webquest with scoring rubric: http://www.emints.org/webquest/index.shtml
• www.onlinemathlearning.com
• http://www.printablepreschoolactivities.co.cc/
• http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/handouts/atia08/mathatia.pdf
• Fantastic collection of resources: http://www.adrianbruce.com/maths/index.htm
• Symmetry Around the World Project - A collection of webpages made by students.A great resource!
• Virtual Manipulatives – The best interactive maths website we’ve found so far.
• A Math Dictionary for Kids - animated examples of Maths terms
• SBG Maths – Great Internet Maths ideas for all grades! A WONDERFUL SITE!
• What’s My Angle – Interactive shockwave protractor activities. 
• BBC Math - Links to resources for learning math
• Create a Graph – Make Your Own Graphs Online
• Paper Nets of Polyhedra - These shapes are beautiful 3-D geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia. There are more than eighty paper models available to print out for free.
• Everything Math – This guy has links to the whole syllabus K-6. He’s a legend!
• Rainforest Math – Comprehensive, visually appealing and heaps of fun.
• Count Us In – Games designed to help children understand basic math concepts.
• Dice Rolls – Magic 7 without rolling the dice a 1 000 times
• Jill Britton’s Recreational Math – lots of interesting maths here.
• Interactivate – heaps of online math activities
• Count Me in Too – The Official Website! Head for the Children’s Area.
• Incredible Links Site – You’ll find heaps here to inspire you and keep you busy.
• Multiplication Games Online – See if you can find one to recommend to a friend. 
• Maths Humor – There are a lot of Maths jokes here I’m sure you’ll relate to.
• Math Comics – do a search for Math at the Frank and Ernest site.
• More Maths Links – Some more great sites to cast your eye over.
• Cool Maths 4 Kids – Looks Great and excellent fractal pictures
• More Online Maths Games and Activities at Dositey.com
• Problem Solving Strategies – Ways to approach a problem.
• Online Problems from the Questacon
• Transformation Golf - play all 9 holes by using your knowledge of Flips, Slides and Turns.
• Can you find the Elvis cartoon – Count On
• A Few Challenging Problems – from the Mathematics Association of Victoria. 
• Mathsgym – Maths Space Invaders is Cool! + other games and activities.
• Maths Cats – just good fun to have a look around.
• Multiplication Bingo - Looks great and is fun.
• The History of Numbers - Where did all this stuff come from.
• Time and Date – Work out Timezones and Calendars. A good resource for the modern age.
• A+ Math - A place designed to help improve maths skills.
• Math Forum – A good general K – 6 Site  Activities, Puzzles, Problems & Software Reviews.
• Dr. Maths – A place to ask Questions and get Answers about Maths
• MegaMaths: Some Lessons and other cool Maths stuff
• Maths Yr 2000 Puzzles, games, link. A nice looking site.
• MathMagic- Collaborative Internet maths projects
• Problem of the Week – solve the problem and email the solution to the site
• Maths Interactivities – more puzzles and games to interact with online. Try the Frogs:)
• Brain Teasers – Problems posted & solved on Wednesdays. No Email on this one.
• Internet Scavenger Hunt - Great for G&T group work.
• The Ultimate Puzzle Site – Mathematical Puzzles
• The Ultimate Puzzle Site – Basic Puzzles
• Mathematics Fun, Fiction, Function, Fantasy
• Tangram Resources - Lots of links to info on Tangrams
• The Largest Known Primes -Within the Maths world people are always looking for the largest known prime number. Find out what the current one is here.
• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles – Adults might find this one interesting.
• Traversable Networks - This site looks a little cold and dull but once you get the hang of finding out if a network is traversable you’ll be hooked.
• Fractals – A New and Exciting branch of Maths & Science
• Search for Mersenne Primes – The 39th Known Mersenne Prime Found by a sceensaver!
• Calculator Tricks to astound your students – check out the calculator stuff.
• Maths Search Engine – Can’t find a Maths concept? Use this!
• New South Wales Math Syllabus and Outcomes Documents – Download these documents.
• The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers 
• Another Collection of Math Links - Yet another teacher has taken the time to recommend Math Websites.
• IKnowThat - So much stuff but watch the ads!   
• Math Lesson that are fun! Fun! FUN! - what more can I say
• Figure This - Math Challenges – check out the Challenge Index and the Math Index 
• Math Lesson that are fun! Fun! FUN! – what more can I say  
• Figure This – Math Challenges – check out the Challenge Index and the Math Index
• Literacy, Maths, Music, Science, Environment, etc. links: http://www.superkids.com/
• http://www.multiplication.com/  This site contains the techniques, tips, and secrets used to teach multiplication facts by master teachers!  Games as well.
• For all you math folks…Teaching Geometry with Google Sketch Up….http://is.gd/3D9go http://mathforum.org/sketchup/
• http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2009/01/05/making-math-fun-%e2%80%93-free-online-math-gaming-sites-to-improve-skill-and-ability/

 

 
 
 
 

 Mathematics Dictionaries Online

 
 
•  Maths Dictionaries: A list of online dictionaries: http://www.coolmath.com/reference/online-math-dictionary.html
• Interactive and fun dictionary http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

• http://www.coolmath.com/reference/geometry-trigonometry-reference.html

• http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

• http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html

• http://www.cut-the-knot.org/glossary/atop.shtml

• http://www.pballew.net/etyindex.html

• http://www.mathwords.com/

• http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/nineteen.asp

• http://georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/vp.html

• http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html 

• Multi Lingual Dictionary for Middle School Math: http://ow.ly/hipE

• How to create your own Maths Dictionary: mathsdic.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web 2 tools you can use with a Maths twist

• Create your own cartoons using Toondoo.com …with a Maths twist!

• Bubbl.us: Free online brainstorming and mindmapping tool.  You can export the mindmap to a blog page, embed it on the web, print, save for edit/use later, etc. (New users create an acount by clicking on the “Create an account” button in the top right hand corner) Example of a Bubbl.us mindmap for triangles in Maths:

Great Maths programs free for download

• http://www.interactivemaths.net/
• http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/free-math-fonts.html
• http://www.educaide.com/
• http://www.math-drills.com/