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Impact Report
| For plan | Educational Media and Communications Support |
| Date | February 15, 2012, 8:46 pm |
| For Objective | Long-term Show long-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Multimedia Production: Math Snacks Funded by the National Science Foundation, this project focuses on developing educational media to aid students in understanding core mathematics concepts that researchers have found are misunderstood as students reach middle school. Projects members are also developing instructional tools to assist teachers in using these media. Designed by mathematics educators, mathematicians, learning specialists and game developers, the media in this proposed project are organized around math concepts that are often misunderstood. The Math Snacks modules are meant to be easy to access and use, focused on one concept at a time. They provide rich nourishment for the middle school curriculum. The project focuses on math concepts, that for some reason, students have found hard to master using a traditional text-based mathematics curriculum. Funny scenarios, comical characters, and memorable vocabulary are used to help students see mathematics as entertaining as well as understandable. This project includes a website with videos, learning guides and instructor guides; iPad, iTouch, iPhone (Pearl Diver Game, Monster School Bus and Ratey the Math Cat) apps on iTunes Store (mobile apps); Facebook and Twitter marketing and promotion; conference presentations at International Society for Technology Education (ISTE). The animated short videos will be distributed from the Math Snacks website. Researchers have completed one more game (Monster School Bus) and animation (Ratey the Math Cat) adding to the existing game and four animations. Development of Number Dungeon, Gopher Game and Potion Maker, three other learning modules, is in progress. |