Teaching maths using the Internet

8. Technology-Supported Mathematics Environments: Telecollaboration in a Secondary Statistics Classroom (EJ743579)

Author(s):
Staley, John; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia; Lynch, Monique C.
Source:
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v61 n4 p28-32 2005
Pub Date:
2005-00-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors:Mathematics Activities; Statistics; Problem Solving; Technology Integration; Computer Uses in Education; Learning Processes; Student Motivation; Mathematics Instruction; Internet; Computer Mediated Communication; Cooperative Learning
Abstract:The Internet, an exciting and radically different medium infiltrating pop culture, business, and education, is also a powerful educational tool with teaching and learning potential for mathematics. Web-based instructional tools allow students and teachers to actively and interactively participate in the learning process (Lynch, Moyer, Frye & Suh, 2002). The ways teachers use these tools can have a profound effect on the teaching and learning of mathematics. Telecollaboration has the potential to create authentic contexts and problem-solving environments for students, ultimately providing students with opportunities to apply their mathematics skills in a real-world context outside of the classroom. This article describes how one teacher used a telecollaboration project in his high school statistics course. It demonstrates how effective technology use can enhance students' learning of challenging mathematics content. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract