The 10th in a new series of videos where each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites. Mr Reddy’s Geometry Toolbox is an absolutely essential tool when I am trying to teach students about measuring and constructing. Whether it’s drawing line of 7cm, measuring an angle of 40 degrees, or trying to use a compass, you can guarantee that mistakes will be made. But with the ability to carry out very clear demonstrations thanks to Mr Reddy, you might just get through these lessons with some of your hair left in place. Please share how you use the website below.

The 48th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. In my opinion, there is no better way of illustrating the concept of Volumes of Revolution to students than using Autograph’s unique 3D engine. Watch their delight at the area under the curve spins neatly around the x-axis to form a lovely 3D shape bringing what can be a very abstract concept to life. This video will set us up nicely for next week when we look at how to use Autograph to derive the Volume of Revolution formula. Clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

This Autograph Video teaches how to cope with integration’s little twists, such as dealing with negative areas, working out the area between a curve and the y-axis, and working out the area between a curve and a line. This will set us up nicely for next week when we enter the world of 3D...Clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

The 9th in a new series of videos where each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites. A controversial one this week as it’s the turn of Khan Academy. This is a website with over 2,600 videos of lessons and worked examples, many of them relating the mathematics. The questions are: do you like them, and if so how can the videos be used effectively for learning? I suggest that maybe some sort of “reverse learning” could be employed, or better still why not record your own video? Please share how you use the website below.

Mr Barton's Web Whizz Video 8: This is a video review of a blog website. This is one of my “must visit on a regular basis” websites. It is a blog set up by a very enthusiastic and talented teacher that certainly keeps me up to date on the latest exciting developments in maths teaching and technology. There are gems such as online interactive whiteboards and collections of amazing rich tasks. The 8th in a new series of videos where each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites.

A video tutorial on how to use Autograph to demonstrate integration, the Trapezium and Simpson's Rule. A good guide on how to use the software to show your students the origins of these techniques rather than just showing them the formulae. The 46th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. This week we move from differentiation to integration by taking a look at how Autograph can be used to introduce students to the concept of the area under the curve. The good news is that Autograph can easily and clearly illustrate estimating the area using rectangles.

Mr Barton's Web Whizz Video 7 each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites. Something a bit different this week - a really interesting set of online “calculators” from Cleave Books. Now, these are not your standard calculators. Oh no, these allow you and your students to calculate everything you could possibly want to know about 2D and 3D shapes, as well as everything from the Cost of Living to units of alcohol. This lends itself nicely to some rich challenging questions to pose to your students.

Using ICT in Maths. The 45th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. This week we continue our look at the world of 2D graphing by examining how we can use the tangent tool and the gradient function to investigate quadratic curves. This offers a slick way of illustrating why two quadratic curves have the same gradient function. Clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A short video explaining how you can use the amazing free screen capture software, Jing, to record videos and upload them to TES. Jing is particularly useful if you want to record a series of instructions for students, or the answers to an exam paper, or provide details of homework. The videos can be downloaded, or viewed online, all completely freely!

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on Vectors for A Level. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on Vectors for A Level. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on Vectors for A Level. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on using the R cos method in trigonometry. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on finding the Cartesian form of parametric equations. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on implicit differentiation. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on first stage variables separation for differentiation. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt to help with Core 4 Revision. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on trigonometric addition formulae. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on trigonometric addition formuale. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on trigonometric identities for Core 3. 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 feedback for Gill, please share them below.