Teaching Mathematics and the Internet
This website for
mathematics teachers has been constructed to explore some of the ways in which
the Internet can be used to support the work of teachers of mathematics. It is
a companion website to the Learning
Mathematics on the Internet website.
Six categories of
opportunities afforded by Internet access are identified below. For each
category, a brief rationale is provided and then a few examples of websites
that have some relevance to the category are linked. The focus of the present
activity is mostly teachers themselves.
Of course, no claim is
made that these are the best examples available, and they are certainly not the
only ones available. However, they have been chosen to illustrate the rationale
and to provoke a conversation about whether or not accessing such a site is
likely to be a good use of teacher time and school or personal resources from
the perspective of teaching mathematics.
Workshop instructions:
1. Work with a partner, so
that you can compare your reactions to others. You may do this with a computer
each, or use one computer between two people
2. Select a category from
the six below by clicking on it
3. Read the rationale
offered to get a quick sense of the main idea
4. Examine some of the
examples offered (especially those with which you are not yet familiar) at the
school levels of your interest. Read the description before you start, for
efficient browsing.
5. Return to this page
using the Back buttons on your Browser and select another category. Repeat
steps 3 and 4.
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Feedback or comments
on any of this are of course welcome.
