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PowerPoint for Basic Facts Maths

PowerPoint for Basic Facts Maths. Amavi Mey Owairaka District School 18 May 2009. Background. iKan Maths test at start of year. Children bewildered at speed at which the slides changed.

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PowerPoint for Basic Facts Maths

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  1. PowerPoint for Basic Facts Maths Amavi Mey Owairaka District School 18 May 2009

  2. Background • iKan Maths test at start of year. Children bewildered at speed at which the slides changed. • Discussed at team meeting and decided we would try and do basic facts tests using PowerPoint so children get used to it. The speed would be a good indicator of whether it was truly knowledge.

  3. Children • 23 children, Years 2 and 3. • 4 Maths groups. 2 groups for basic facts tests – currently one focusing on addition and the other on multiplication.

  4. What happens

  5. Stages in implementation • Initially, gave children 15 seconds per slide. Reduced this over time. • Initially, both basic facts and times table question on same slide. • Fastest I could read out 2 questions on one slide was 8 seconds. • Changed to 1 question per slide so I could speed up the transition to 3 seconds. Addition test first and then multiplication test. • Tried to have children marking each other’s test but this didn’t work. • Use pens for marking so there is no possibility of cheating. • Run through the slideshow twice so children get a chance to fill in some blanks or check their answers.

  6. What the children think • Split about whether they prefer it this way or the old way.

  7. What I think Generally, there has been an improvement in children’s results but this is not necessarily attributable to the way the test is done.

  8. Putting together your slides • Open PowerPoint (instructions are for 2007 version) • Select blank presentation • Where it says “Click to add title”, drag that box to the top of your page. Delete “Click to add subtitle” • Enter your title (e.g. Basic facts Maths test) • From the Home toolbar, select New Slide. In the Click to add title box, type in your question (e.g. 1. 5 + 5 = ) • Select the font size and change it to 96. • Go to New Slide option and click down on the arrow to select “Duplicate slide”. Simply change your question. Keep repeating until all your questions are on the slides.

  9. 8a. Once you have completed all questions, go to the Animations option 8b. Enter the number of seconds you want per slide 8c. Apply to all (so after 3 seconds, each slide will transition) 9. Go to the first slide and select slideshow to start the slideshow.

  10. Next steps for Room 4 • Focus on getting all children to write down answers only. • Start displaying weekly results and tracking class averages by week. • Incorporate tests into Maths tumble.

  11. The end.Thanks for listening!

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