Building mobile apps to support sense-making in mathematics
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Tim Pelton, Leslee Francis Pelton, University of Victoria, Canada
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Austin, Texas, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-92-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
We have been designing mobile apps to help children build their mathematical understanding. Our goal is to create a comprehensive collection of free apps to support mathematics learning at the elementary and middle school levels. We see mobile touch devices as providing a direct and very useful interface that can support children in playing with, exploring and understanding mathematics. We want to help parents and teachers help children to learn mathematics and we believe that the best way we can accomplish this is by creating simple easy-to-use applications, incorporating educationally sound models into the apps, and providing mechanisms to observe progress. To ensure their educational utility, visual models are integrated into each of the MathTappers apps to help children capture and make sense of the math they are learning.
Citation
Pelton, T. & Francis Pelton, L. (2012). Building mobile apps to support sense-making in mathematics. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of SITE 2012--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 4426-4431). Austin, Texas, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/40312/.
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References
View References & Citations Map- Pelton, T. & Francis Pelton, L. (2011). Leading Students to Learning with iOS Apps. SIGGS Fast-track Presentation. Annual Conference of the International Society for Technology in Education. Philadelphia, PA June 2011.
- Pelton, T, Francis Pelton, L. & Reimer, G. (2010) MathTappers: ClockMaster V. 2.0. Victoria, BC: HeavyLifters Network Ltd. Available from http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/mathtappers-clockmaster-math/id336932114?mt=8
- Pelton, T., Longo, J., Francis Pelton, L., Smith, J. & Anderson, M. (2011). MathTappers: Carbon Choices. V. 2.0, iOS App. Victoria, BC: HeavyLifters Network Ltd. Available from http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/mathtappers-carbonchoices/id386999548?mt=8
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