Mathletics.co.uk

Jamman960 · 12-11-2008, 11:13 AM

Our maths department have just purchased licences for Mathletics, is anyone else using it?

At the moment the pupils can't get enough of it and our head of maths would like to try and get 1 lesson per week into the timetable for next year however as we only have 1 IT suite he's going to try and include a batch of PC's or laptops in his budget.

I suspect that the novelty factor will wear off at some point, possibly before next september, has anyone else had any experience of this and roughly how long pupils have kept their interest in it?

James

IanWilliamson · 12-11-2008, 03:33 PM

We were looking at that! The content about it looks good on the website and looks like its working for you. But that just solves my problems with maths. Where is scienceletics?

Do you use anything else?

NickJones · 12-11-2008, 03:39 PM

Aren't they the people who do the World Maths Day? That was very popular here too, with some follow-up afterwards in class (not much though, I don't think; it was more used as a reward).

kmount · 12-11-2008, 05:33 PM

We have Mathletics and Spellodrome (their literacy offering) and our kids like yours just cannot get enough of it.

Sylv3r · 12-11-2008, 07:18 PM

The deputy head has mentioned matheletics a few times, i'll have to check it out - I don't think our Subject Leader for Maths has been that keen when I have mentioned it in the past.

Jamman960 · 12-11-2008, 07:43 PM

We're also using Spellodrome, we haven't got/found anything similar for any other subjects.

The pupils are very keen at the moment, many are even using it at home.

Sylv3r · 12-11-2008, 07:48 PM

The costs appear to be £39 per student per year - what sort of discount is available for schools?

Jamman960 · 12-11-2008, 08:01 PM

I'll have a word with our head of maths, I can't remember the exact price but its no way near £39 per student. I'm pretty sure it was below £5 per student.

James

Edu-IT · 12-11-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamman960

I'll have a word with our head of maths, I can't remember the exact price but its no way near £39 per student. I'm pretty sure it was below £5 per student.

James

It says on the site that an annual licence is £6 per student.

My220x · 12-11-2008, 10:28 PM

Your students will use it a lot, at my school students are always on it.

alan-d · 13-11-2008, 09:35 AM

We used the Mathletics site last year with our year 7's and they loved it, so much so we won the National competition with 4 of our classes in the top 5

Availability of PCs and Laptops are essential.

mullet_man · 13-11-2008, 09:45 AM

Our Maths Dept uses MyMaths

localzuk · 13-11-2008, 10:28 AM

We use Mathletics, and it seems also MyMaths.

We also use EducationCity and GridClub.

All get a good amount of use according to my internet logs.

CAM · 13-11-2008, 12:57 PM

We used this last year and it was an incredible success. The kids love it and it was amusing to watch as well. A few of our kids even ended up against teachers...

A hint for your pupils though. Do a countdown for entering the matchmaking system and there is considerably more chance of the kids being matched up against each other.

Butuz · 13-11-2008, 04:18 PM

We use MyMaths here alot but will send a message to the head of maths now about Mathletics.

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12-11-2008, 11:13 AM	#1
Jamman960 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 106 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 5	Mathletics.co.uk Our maths department have just purchased licences for Mathletics, is anyone else using it? At the moment the pupils can't get enough of it and our head of maths would like to try and get 1 lesson per week into the timetable for next year however as we only have 1 IT suite he's going to try and include a batch of PC's or laptops in his budget. I suspect that the novelty factor will wear off at some point, possibly before next september, has anyone else had any experience of this and roughly how long pupils have kept their interest in it? James

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12-11-2008, 03:33 PM	#2
IanWilliamson Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	We were looking at that! The content about it looks good on the website and looks like its working for you. But that just solves my problems with maths. Where is scienceletics? Do you use anything else?

12-11-2008, 03:39 PM	#3
NickJones Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire Posts: 1,371 Thanks: 33 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts Rep Power: 12	Aren't they the people who do the World Maths Day? That was very popular here too, with some follow-up afterwards in class (not much though, I don't think; it was more used as a reward).

12-11-2008, 05:33 PM	#4
kmount Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,649 Thanks: 57 Thanked 132 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 34	We have Mathletics and Spellodrome (their literacy offering) and our kids like yours just cannot get enough of it.

12-11-2008, 07:18 PM	#5
Sylv3r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Co. Durham Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 32 Thanked 54 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 19	The deputy head has mentioned matheletics a few times, i'll have to check it out - I don't think our Subject Leader for Maths has been that keen when I have mentioned it in the past.

12-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#6
Jamman960 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 106 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 5	We're also using Spellodrome, we haven't got/found anything similar for any other subjects. The pupils are very keen at the moment, many are even using it at home.

12-11-2008, 07:48 PM	#7
Sylv3r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Co. Durham Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 32 Thanked 54 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 19	The costs appear to be £39 per student per year - what sort of discount is available for schools?

12-11-2008, 08:01 PM	#8
Jamman960 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 106 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 5	I'll have a word with our head of maths, I can't remember the exact price but its no way near £39 per student. I'm pretty sure it was below £5 per student. James

12-11-2008, 10:28 PM	#10
My220x Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: UK Posts: 233 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Blog Entries: 8 Rep Power: 2	Your students will use it a lot, at my school students are always on it.

13-11-2008, 09:35 AM	#11
alan-d Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 1,272 Thanks: 22 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts Rep Power: 13	We used the Mathletics site last year with our year 7's and they loved it, so much so we won the National competition with 4 of our classes in the top 5 Availability of PCs and Laptops are essential.

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13-11-2008, 09:45 AM	#12
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 387 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Our Maths Dept uses MyMaths

13-11-2008, 10:28 AM	#13
localzuk Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Minehead, Somerset Posts: 4,074 Thanks: 49 Thanked 110 Times in 98 Posts Blog Entries: 12 Rep Power: 33	We use Mathletics, and it seems also MyMaths. We also use EducationCity and GridClub. All get a good amount of use according to my internet logs.

13-11-2008, 12:57 PM	#14
CAM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burgh Heath Posts: 69 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	We used this last year and it was an incredible success. The kids love it and it was amusing to watch as well. A few of our kids even ended up against teachers... A hint for your pupils though. Do a countdown for entering the matchmaking system and there is considerably more chance of the kids being matched up against each other.

13-11-2008, 04:18 PM	#15
Butuz Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cardiff, UK Posts: 495 Thanks: 34 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts Rep Power: 8	We use MyMaths here alot but will send a message to the head of maths now about Mathletics.

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