A Tarsia activity on improper fractions. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

Using ICT in Maths. How many lines of symmetry does a cube have? The 35th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. We make good use out of our cube again this week, this time by taking a look at the surprisingly tricky question of: 'how many planes of symmetry does a cube have?'. Autograph's 3D mode provides a lovely way of displaying the answer. Oh, and for the record, I got this question wrong! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

a paper folding activity using a piece of A4 paper. having seen the creases, students must then use reasoning and angle facts to figure out the sizes of each of the angles

A Tarsia activity on straight line graphs. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A Tarsia activity on Fractions to Percentages. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A Tarsia activity on Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A Tarsia activity on Fractions of Amounts. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

Using Pythagoras to calculate the hypotenuse of right angle triangles given two lengths. An excel file that randomly produces right angled triangles for students to calculate the hypotenuse. just enable macros and press F9 for another example

A fascinating tutorial video from Douglas Butler who uses Autograph to investigate why the optimal angle for a shot put to be thrown is not 45 degrees but 31! To see all the videos in Mr Barton’s Autograph Video series, just click on the web-link below. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 students.

The 1st in Mr Barton's Gapminder World Video series. This is an introduction which takes you through how to access the Gapminder World website and how to use some of the basic tools, such as how to select different variables, highlight specific countries, and track changes through time. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series

The twelfth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. Douglas Butler returns again! This time with a great suggestion for introducing the Normal Distribution via a look at the fascinating world of IQ. The also encompasses Autograph's wonderful scaling option for nasty looking data! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A Special Christmas Edition of Mr Barton's Autograph Videos which has a look at the online Autograph Player (with a festive twist!). To have a play with the file yourself, just visit the second weblink above. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series. Merry Christmas!

The fifth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. In this video you are guided step by step on how to use translations in Autograph. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 students. This time we complete the set of Transformations by looking at how we can carry out Translations in Autograph. Mr Barton also sorts out the screen size issue! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

Part of Mr Barton's Autograph Video Tutorials. In this second video we look at three different ways of doing Reflections in Autograph. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

This video is ideal when your teaching combined transformations at KS3 and KS4. The sixth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. This time we look at how we can use Autograph to combine Transformations, and there is even a little puzzle for you to have a think about...Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A series of short videos to guide you through some of the things you can do on Autograph 3.3. A new video will be added each week. In this first video we look at the issue of Whiteboard Mode and how we go about creating basic shapes. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

The tenth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. This week I deal with a request from Lucius Evans who wanted to look at some of the Statistical functions on Autograph. Here I deal with a request from Lucius Evans who wanted to look at some of the Statistical functions on Autograph. We look at some of the things you can do with Raw Data, including dot plots and box and whisker diagrams. More stats to come next week! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

The third video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. In this video we look at how to carry out Rotations in Autograph 3.3. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

The seventh video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. This time we take a closer look at the Edit Axes menu to get our Autograph page looking exactly how we want it. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

Maths PC software for teaching calculus, coordinate geometry, statistics and probability. Geometry and Measures tutorial. A special video from Autograph creator Douglas Butler. Lovely patterns created by rotating hexagons.