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Interactive mathematics online for school and home

An updated online version of the original paper submitted to the International Conference ICME-9 in Tokyo on July 31st to August 6th 2000. The section on dynamic geometry originally formed the basis of a presentation at the conference "Good Practice in the Use of ICT in Schools" at the RSA, London on March 6th 2000.


Abstract
1. A vision for future online materials
2. Current examplars:
A Techologies: Dynamic Geometry, Dynamic Algebra, Spreadsheets, VRML, Logo, others;
B Websites
3. Issues affecting the success of Online education
4. Conclusion







2. Current examplars

Technologies JavaScript, Java, VRML, plug-ins, Flash, Shockwave
Exemplars
A. Exemplars of above technologies.
B. Websites using this technology

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Exemplars of current attempts to move towards the vision described above use technologies such as:

JavaScript, Java, VRML, plug-ins, Flash, Shockwave.

Commercial non-educational sites, such as Yahoo, Microsoft and a host of others, already make significant use of customizability. In general, sites on the cutting edge of web design technology have moved a long way from the original text and a few graphics of 15 years ago.
The third criterion, content, is still the most difficult to meet. Websites in general tend to be varied in quality and good exemplars are isolated. Though a particular site may include good individual examples of interactive mathematics, it is still rare to find extensive and numerous examples on one site.
Some current examples of good practice are reviewed here.

The first group describes the types of online technology available to the mathematics curriculum.
The second group gives examples of sites using this technology.


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