By Katrina Wheeler


Educational math videos are an extremely useful tool for a number of reasons and this can apply to both the school and home environments. They provide an opportunity for differentiation, concept understanding, focused teaching, homework help, as well as assessment. The majority of informative and useful clips are available online and this is generally how most people would access them.

Some students can learn easily from teacher discussions and explanations, others are better when information is provided visually. Clips can be effectively used to show how to work something out. This is a key when it comes to developing new concepts, such as friends of ten or the split strategy.

Specific clips of one particular mathematical concept or strategy are a great idea to ensure focus on the task. Sometimes teachers can get carried away and move on to additional key ideas, rather than staying focused on the task at hand. If a teacher is having difficulty explaining an aspect to students, a video demonstration could provide a solution.

Children will approach, understand and provide an answer for a question in many different ways. A quality clip showing an assessment sequence can be beneficial for teachers in providing a deeper understanding of how a particular child sees things. It can also assist the teacher to deliver the assessment in the most effective manner for the student.

For the students who are at home and struggling to complete their homework, online maths videos can provide immediate instruction. The benefits of this are quite obvious, as getting stuck with a concept or set of questions when you are on your own, can be quite frustrating. Immediate instruction can help a child achieve success, increase motivation, and involve them in a process of self-learning.

Some students have a better grasp on maths than others and as such, they are at different levels or stages in their learning. A concept can also be provided in a number of levels of instruction to cater for a child who really needs differentiation. Tailoring learning to individual needs in this way is crucial to build up understanding and to achieve success. Differentiated learning is a great strategy and online learning provides this in both the home and school environment.

When choosing a particular clip to view, ensure it is of a high quality. You will need the sound to be clear and the camera angle set correctly to allow for accurate viewing. Any resources that are used in the demonstration should also be clearly visible. Some sites will have numerous recordings of many skills and strategies, others may only have a few. Clearly labelled titles will also allow you to find exactly what you are looking for.

The value that educational math videos can add to a particular teaching program is quite substantial. Struggling students will benefit greatly through improved learning, increased engagement and self learning. Videos need to be informative as well as instructional, and they also have to be of good quality.




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