Added to the GeoGebra series is a new page, GeoGebra Resources-Edexcelso all the resources for GCSE and A level Maths and Further Maths are available in one place.
A recent addition to the top menu includes Updates where updates to popular posts are noted. A further new page added today is Popular Posts and Links, just a small number of currently popular posts and/or files. I see that the file of legacy coursework tasks from Edexcel has proved very popular this year as has The Workers of Zen.
As you can see from these pages there are many ways to learn about this excellent interface. In Solving Equations, you will see at the end of that page I have created a canvas which includes a video – you can watch a video and try the steps shown on the canvas.
The Activity Bank includes many great examples which will show you how to use Graspable Math.
A major announcement was made at La Salle Education’s Maths Conference #21 in October 2019.
Autograph for graphing and geometry is now part of the La Salle Education family and with the backing of La Salle Complete Maths, Autograph (version 5)is now available free to everyone forever. Teachers and students can download the software.
Do have a look at the videos of the 8 tasks which show many lovely features of Autograph.
So a reorganisation of some pages, there is now a new top level page, Use of Technology and a new series of pages on Autograph. The series will be developed further in the coming months.
An all-device web version is due in the New Year. Meanwhile Autograph 5 will run all these files, and it can be downloaded for free on www.completemaths.com, running on all Windows computers and pre-Catalina IOS.
From Simon Haines, comes an excellent new site for learners and teachers of A Level Mathematics, most definitely one to keep any eye on. Do explore. On Mathematico, you will find resources for learning and teaching online, including Videos, tutorials, interactives and more. Additionally teachers can create classes and invite students. Follow @mathematico_org on Twitter.
Quadratics – Factorising quadratics
I do like the clarity of explanations in the tutorials I have seen on Mathematico and high quality of the resources; the site is uncluttered and visually appealing. Examples are carefully chosen and progress from fluency to challenge. The Pure topics covered as I write are as follows:
Each section here leads to a new menu.
Looking at Functions for example, we see the following:
Activities are varied, looking at Domain and Range for example, we have a card matching activity.
For exercises and activities learners can choose to display hints.
One can so happily get lost in Mathematics on this site…!
If, like me, you were ever a bit mystified by the dot and cross products, this problem might make you go "oh!"
As well as Pure Topics, an Enrichment section is under development – there are some lovely questions on factorials I see as well as a Geometry section.
I think the best way to describe the thinking behind this site is in Simon’s own words.
“I’m making Mathematico because I want to help students build confidence by mastering key skills, and then put those skills to use in a variety of increasingly challenging problems which highlight the connections with previous topics. I sometimes feel like my students would appreciate going through problems in more detail than lesson time allows, and they all have different needs. With Mathematico, they can practise skills until they feel ready to move on, get in depth explanations for every problem, keep on top of the course with spaced repetition, and give their teacher realtime feedback on what they’re finding difficult. I’ve been using it with my classes this year and it has been brilliant, not least because it has helped with remote learning. Over the next couple of years, Mathematico will grow to cover the whole A Level and several extension topics so students and teachers can benefit from it as a learning resource, revision guide, and hopefully a source of inspiration for those interested in STEM careers.”
