INTERESTING  MATHS  FACTS

1. “Eleven plus two” is an anagram of “twelve plus one” which is pretty fitting as the answer to both equations is 13.

2. Also, there are 13 letters in both “eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one”.

3. Zero is not represented in Roman numerals.

4. The word “mathematics” only appears in one Shakespearean play, “The Taming of the Shrew”.

5. -40 °C is equal to -40 °F.

6. In France, a pie chart is sometimes referred to as a “camembert”.

7. The symbol for division (i.e.÷) is called an obelus.

8. 2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.

9. A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time. It means 1/100th of a second.

10. If you shuffle a deck of cards properly, it’s more than likely that the exact order of the cards you get has never been seen before in the whole history of the universe.

EPC 3 - TEACHING STYLES

 Click here to view the video about simplifying fractions

                          MATHS   FUN  FACTS

1. The word “hundred” comes from the old Norse term, “hundrath”, which actually means 120 and not 100.

2. In a room of 23 people there’s a 50% chance that two people have the same birthday.

3. Most mathematical symbols weren’t invented until the 16th century. Before that, equations were written in words.

4. “Forty” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in alphabetical order.

5. Conversely, “one” is the only number that is spelt with letters arranged in descending order.

6. From 0 to 1000, the only number that has the letter “a” in it is “one thousand”.

7. ‘Four’ is the only number in the English language that is spelt with the same number of letters as the number itself.

8. Every odd number has an “e” in it.

9. The reason Americans call mathematics “math”, is because they argue that “mathematics” functions as a singular noun so ‘math’ should be singular too.

10. Markings on animal bones indicate that humans have been doing maths since around 30,000BC.

EPC 3 - ICT TOOLS

ICT TOOLS :-      

ICT tools: ICT stands for Information and Communications Technologies Computer, Laptop/Internet, Interactive whiteboard, Tablet PC, iPad, iPhone, Mobile phones, Digital cameras, Multimedia equipments (audio/video), Skype and video - conferencing are comes under ICT tools to imparting knowledge to the students in a smart and attractive way.

COMPUTER: It stands for Common Operating Machine Particularly Used for Trade Education and Research. It place a major role in the society nowadays. Each and every department it consider to be as an important and valuable tool. For Education, Computer can be used in education field to improve teaching and learning process. Computer is used in colleges to provide the methods of teaching in different ways. It is used to educate students effectively. Many computer-based educational programs are available for learning purpose.

LAPTOP / INTERNET: 

·                     Fostering online collaboration with other students

·                     Providing curriculum support and additional information to students

·                     Promoting better organization: Laptops help students keep track of their assignments and utilize an online school calendar

·                     Allowing students to receive and view assignments online and submit their work via e-mail rather than being required to print them

·                     Improving the review process: Teachers may edit student papers and return them digitally to provide more detailed feedback

·                     Improving students’ computer skills

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD: 

Interactive whiteboards (also known as smart boards) can be described as instructional tools which allow for computer images to be accurately displayed a board with the help of a digital projector.

The elements on the board can then be manipulated by the instructor using a mouse, stylus, pen or his finger and this is done directly done on the screen.

It allows items to be clicked, dragged, copied and even the handwriting of notes is possible. 

The board is usually mounted onto a wall or even to a floor stand. It can be used in work places as well as in classrooms of different levels of learning.

The education system has experienced tremendous changes in the past few years as the traditional heavy textbooks are being replaced by convenient eBooks while notebooks are replaced by devices such as interactive whiteboards, Tablets and iPads etc.,

Tablet PC: Advantages of using TABLET PC in class room environment are as follows:

·                     Easy to Use

·                     Direct communication

·                     Live knowledge base

·                     Personal approach

·                     More cost effective than text books

·                     Faster visualization and quicker reporting

·                     Improving computer skills boosting creativity

·                     Hassle-free assessment

·                     Paperless homework

·                     Learning Stimulation

IPAD AND IBOOKS:

     There’s a reason both teachers and students love iPad. It enables endless opportunities to create hands-on, customizable learning experiences. Reach more students with apps and books geared to any level or subject. Develop your own interactive materials with iBooks Author. Organize and deliver your lessons with iTunes U. Discover a world of possibilities with iPad.

MOBILE PHONES: 

·                     Use of audio recording features.

·                     Live polling tool

·                     Creating of Videos

·                     Chart and online discussion forums

·                     Use of QR codes

Note: Usages of mobile phones in class room environment are allowed only when the permission provided by the management of educational institution and the teachers.

DIGITAL CAMERAS: 

1.          Take photos or videos of field trips.

2.          Take photos or videos illustrating vocabulary words.

3.          Take photos or videos of plant growth

4.          Take photos or videos of community

5.          Use photos for seating charts.

6.          Take photos to illustrate stories or poems

7.          Take photos or videos for illustrating emotions

8.          Take photos or videos of classroom pet

9.          Take photos to prompt creative writing

10.      Take photos of learning centers for a choice chart

11.      Take photos or videos of bulletin boards or classroom ideas from other teachers

12.      Tape a student's photo on their desk nametag so that other students and substitutes learn names.

13.      Use photos for attendance chart

14.      Use photos for graphing

15.      Use photos for story about the child

16.      Take photos or videos in Physical Education to record events and skills

17.      Use photos or videos for concept illustration for curriculum areas

18.      Use photos to create classroom awards. Act of Kindness, Caught being good, Great reader

19.      Take a photo of an object zoomed in. Have students guess what it is.

20.      Document vandalism with photos or videos

MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENTS (AUDIO AND VIDEO):

One of the techniques to improving the students’ meets the academic needs and helps them developing English language skills is providing multimedia during the process of teaching and learning in the classroom.

Multimedia classroom provide the students chances for interacting with diverse texts that give them a solid background in the tasks and content of mainstream college courses.

The writing shows that there are some advantages in teaching English using multimedia as a technique in teaching process in the classroom.

Through the media the teacher could give more opportunity to students to express their opinions and enjoy during the course

The highly presence and motivation also bring positive aspects to students so that they can improve their skills.

SKYPE / VIDEO CONFERENCING: 

·                     Connects different schools for colloboration

·                     Lets students learn with no out

·                     Enables to record lessons for review

·                     Empowers to chart with experts face to face

·                     Makes out of class learning easier

·                     Helps connect teachers to parents closely

·                     Lets students experiences virtual school trips

·                     Reduces the cost for education

The above are the essential tools (ICT) to enhance the professional capacities of a student teacher in integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with effective teaching and learning in a classroom.

COURSE EPC 3: CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

The aim of this course is to enhance the professional capacities of a student teacher in integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with effective teaching and learning in a classroom.

Course objectives:

To enable the student-teachers:

 1. To teach effectively in a “technology enhanced classroom” (previously referred to as “smart classroom”).

 2. To achieve knowledge-comprehension, practice skills and presentation skills in ICT.

 How to prepare a student teacher for a technology enhanced classroom?

The teachers in Colleges of Education should train the student- teachers

1. To operate /use various ICT tools such as computer, laptop/Internet, Interactive whiteboard, Tablet PC, iPad, iPhone, Mobile phones, Digital cameras, Multimedia equipments (audio/video), Skype and video - conferencing.

2. To browse the Internet, using a computer /laptop, identify and use education related websites and video/audio resources in teaching- learning.

3. To prepare teaching material/learning resource materials: e-content, e-booklet for selected school subject areas and to create edu(cational) blogs for individual/ group students for strengthening sharing and learning.

4. To use a laptop /PC for preparing slides for PowerPoint presentations/ lectures and also download the video resources available on the internet and use them embedded with slide presentations.

 5. To teach a content /lesson using an Interactive whiteboard (by connecting a desktop computer to a whiteboard and project Google images onto it).

6. To use a visualizer/document camera (visual projector) to display and share an information to the whole class.

 7. To use a mobile device/a camera phone to take a series of snapshots of children’s actions events/ scenes/ activities and prepare a photo documentary or photo album with explanatory notes/ descriptions.

8. Prepare videos on different teaching styles of experienced teachers/ peers and keep them available for viewing as a stream on a computer. 

9. Organize a few video-conferencing classes (organize Skype-based video conferencing) inviting experts in school subjects and encourage the students to share the learning experiences through Whatsapp with their classmates and others. 

10.To create educational blogs (edublogs) for individual/group students for sharing and learning articles/ class notes/ assignments and participating in active blogging community.

 Tasks and Assignments:

 1. Write a report based on your preparation of e-content and presentation of it to the class with different ICT tools.

2. Write a report on the organization of video-conferencing with an educational expert

             REAL LIFE APPLICATION OF

                       MATHEMATICS

Differential and Computational Geometry

1. ·         Computer aided design of mechanical parts and assemblies
2. ·         Terrain modeling
3. ·         Molecular beam epotaxy modeling (computational geometry)
4. ·         Color balance in a photographic system
5. ·         Optics for design of a reflector
6. ·         Cryptology
7. ·         Airflow patterns in the respiratory tract