MAV Conference 2015
Notes taken by Matt Skoss
Twitter: #mavcon
Thursday 2 December
Britt Gow - Digital Toolbax for Maths Teaching and Learning
Jump point from Britt’s wiki at http://digitaltoolbox.wikispaces.com. Lots of other good resources available.
Padlet
http://padlet.com/Brittgow/mavcon2015
Digital sticky notes
Can use background images (eg. graph axes) so that responses can be idraggedin resposne to a graph axes (eg. strength of resposne)
Skitch, ComicLife
Annotating photos
ConCensus
Rich potential for students to explore data about their own interests.
http://concensus.splash.abc.net.au/concensus-game/mycensus
Create a graph
https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Bruce Henry - Maths Enrichment
$55 for a fantastic resource
Maths Enrichment Series
- Newton (Years 5–6),
- Dirichlet (Years 6–7),
- Euler (Years 7–8),
- Gauss (Years 8–9),
- Noether (very able students in Years 9–10) and
- Polya (top 10% Year 10).
Newton and Dirichlet have 8 problems, Euler and Gauss have 12 problems, and Noether and Polya have 16 problems.
Thursday 3 December
Steve Arnold - Using Real World Data
Steve modelled the use of Texas Instruments Sensor Tags, still in a developmental state.
Resources available at: http://compasstech.com.au/sensortag
Sensors share the data as a QR code, which students can access via various devices.
Burkhardt Polster - The Mathematical Magic of The Simpsons
Your Alice Springs Fan Club has travelled a long way for a bit of action.
Twitter: @TheMathologer
Maths Masters no longer published in The Age, but is now on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mathologer
Peter Sullivan - Turning Engaging Mathematics Classroom Experiences Into Robust Learning
Few questions about which particular Fractions task would you offer students first...ordering a sequence of learning experiences.
Commented on the role of a document camera in the classroom
In what ways is it the same as the previous question? In what way is it different?
Ian Thomson - Microsoft OneNote
OneNote Central
OneNote Toolkit for Teachers