Maths 3-1

1

If necessary, download freeware or shareware software of your choice and install it. Alternatively, identify educational software that is already installed on your computer. (15 - 30 min)

Ensure that you understand what basic educational software category. Read the resource file to guide you. Knowing what category the software falls into will influence which guidelines you will use in the next step of this activity.

Click here to read about educational software and categories

Click here for a list of mathematics software demonstrations that you could install and use

2

Work in pairs (45-60 min)

Using the guidelines as appropriate for evaluation to assist you, explore and evaluate the educational software that you selected.
Identify and list the principles of OBE that this software uses.

Criteria for evaluating educational software

Click here to evaluate outcomes-based principles in the resource

3

Identify and list which learning outcomes or assessment standards these resources are most likely to support.

4

Form groups of between 4-8 teachers (45-60 min)

Share your educational software evaluations with your colleagues and demonstrate parts of the programme to show the best features.

5

Work on your own (between workshops)

Consider how you could use the software that you evaluated in your class with learners should you have the opportunity to do so
You may like to make some points on what activities you will design for learners. In a later activity you will be asked to create a worksheet. The use of this software in class could be the topic of that worksheet.
Bring a worksheet or exam paper that has many equations in it to the next workshop.

6

You have the option of using the South African National Portal (Thutong) to enhance this workshop activity.

Click here to read about how you can use Thutong

	Action	Resources
1	If necessary, download freeware or shareware software of your choice and install it. Alternatively, identify educational software that is already installed on your computer. (15 - 30 min) Ensure that you understand what basic educational software category. Read the resource file to guide you. Knowing what category the software falls into will influence which guidelines you will use in the next step of this activity.	Click here to read about educational software and categories Click here for a list of mathematics software demonstrations that you could install and use
2	Work in pairs (45-60 min) Using the guidelines as appropriate for evaluation to assist you, explore and evaluate the educational software that you selected. Identify and list the principles of OBE that this software uses.	Criteria for evaluating educational software Click here to evaluate outcomes-based principles in the resource
3	Identify and list which learning outcomes or assessment standards these resources are most likely to support.
4	Form groups of between 4-8 teachers (45-60 min) Share your educational software evaluations with your colleagues and demonstrate parts of the programme to show the best features.
5	Work on your own (between workshops) Consider how you could use the software that you evaluated in your class with learners should you have the opportunity to do so You may like to make some points on what activities you will design for learners. In a later activity you will be asked to create a worksheet. The use of this software in class could be the topic of that worksheet. Bring a worksheet or exam paper that has many equations in it to the next workshop.
6	You have the option of using the South African National Portal (Thutong) to enhance this workshop activity.	Click here to read about how you can use Thutong