My TeachMeet slot - Animation in Maths
Here's what I would have said if I'd had more time: I have grabbed one hour per week in an IT suite with my class of level B/C S2 mathematics pupils. We have spent some time using Tutpup , which has been good fun, and has caught the students' imaginations. But it does not fill an hour per week - 20 minutes is about enough at one time. The biggest success has been the work we have done on creating mathematical stories. We happen to have been using GoAnimate , but I think this would work just as well with Comic Life, Digital Video or any medium which has some depth of skill acquisition but delivers rapid initial gratification. Here's an (unfinished) example of one of the animations: I am pleased with this project for several reasons: The pupils are enjoying learning how to make animations. Enjoyment is sometimes a bit thin on the ground in maths for some of these students, despite my efforts to jolly things up, so I'm delighted to see them turning up early to the comp