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References to
ICT in the Framework
Clearly the government is unwilling to promote any
specific commercial software, however the framework itself makes guarded
reference to various software and hardware. It is also producing some
free-to-download small programs to support the framework. Here's a summary
(from the
DFES
Standards Site) with links to various resources on MathsNet:
- explore, describe and explain number patterns, for
example by watching a counting 'meter' with sequences of numbers shown slowly
one at a time, or experimenting with patterns of multiples highlighted on
different number grids (try Number
Grid or Monty);
- practise and consolidate their number skills, for
example by using software designed to 'teach' or practise a particular skill
and give rapid assessment feedback to you and them (try
Guessor Simon says);
- explore and explain patterns in data, for example by
accessing, a displaying and interpreting ready-made sets of data, displaying
quickly a bar chart or pictogram showing the outcome of a class vote (try
voting online), or using a sensor connected
to a computer to measure, display and show trends in room
temperature;
- estimate and compare measures of length or distance,
angle, time, and so on, for example by devising a sequence of instructions to
move a floor robot or screen 'turtle' along a path, then modifying their
instructions in the light of the robot's response (try this
online Logo);
- experiment with and discuss properties of patterns in
shape and space, for example by using software to transform shapes and create
geometric patterns, or watching a film of a square being halved in different
ways (try Take
part);
- develop their mathematical vocabulary (try this
shape glossary), logical thinking and
problem-solving skills, for example by using a 'branching tree' computer
program to sort shapes or numbers (try these shape sorting activities), or exploring a
simple simulation to discover the mathematical relationship that underpins it
(try this algebra and lines activity.
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