Mathletics

What is Mathletics?

• child on computer practicing maths - live mathletics, curriculum activities
• teacher resources 
• printable resources - aligned to NZ Curriculum
• management functions - groups, results, reports

Engaging for students

Making life easier for teachers

Main page - Need Help? for all information about what is on Mathletics and how to use it.

• rewards systems - 
• 1000 pts in a week = bronze certificate
• 5 bronze cert to get a silver
• 4 silver certificates to get a gold

can check at different levels - top centre

2 hours a week is enough to get a bronze

Activities

• personalised learning - something easier/harder option for students
• activities randomly generated
• within the band of the course
• 2 wrong next one is easier
• 2 right next one harder
• instant feedback

? button - will take the question you got wrong and ‘teach’ how to get it right.

• used as an individual or group teaching tool

Live Mathletics

• against classmates very popular

Rainforest Maths

• explore

Times Tables Toons 

• for rote learning

Concept Search

• 750 teams included
• great content for Smartboard

Problem Solving

• check out for Friday activities

• Grouping students for differentiated learning

Set up groups

• group name, country, new group course - Level 1 ~ 8
• can customise courses completely
• click, drag and drop student into new group
• can only allocate a student to one course
• can have multiple teachers for a student

• use existing courses as a template
• show/hide topics to focus on what is happening in the class

• at a glance 
• Action bar
• assign activities 
• 85% is mastery
• Yellow activities must be done before student can go on live athletics
• Conversation with students about where they are and where they want to be - intrinsic motivation

Set minimal standards for live maths

• Live Maths Report - then bottom right Set level

Report Generator

• View button - print includes graph, strengths, weaknesses
• Part of triangulation

IKAN tests 

• Filter by - General

• can print page, chapter or book

iPads app

• has sound
• sound to be introduced online by end of month