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Manipulatives enrich student learning by providing concrete ways for students to build understanding of the world around them. Math manipulatives allow students to represent their thinking and build their understanding of math through the tactile manipulation of objects. Manipulatives are physical objects that help students visual mathematical concepts. Virtual math manipulatives allow students to represent thinking and manipulate objects virtually.

TYPES

virtual manipulatives are a relatively new technology modeled after existing manipulatives such as base ten blocks, coins, blocks, tangrams, rulers, fraction bars, algebra tiles, geoboards, geometric plane,  abacus, fraction tiles, XY Coordinates, number lines, place value disks, two-colour counters and  solids figures. (not a complete list)

USES

Students –

Engaging

Learn new concepts

Relate to what they know

Many virtual manipulative activities give students hints and feedback with pop-ups and help features. More traditional concrete manipulatives are not conducive to comprehension without direct instructor assistance. For example, in using tangrams, students can practically copy a design made from pattern blocks. When a block is near a correct location, it will snap into place. This virtual manipulative includes a hint function that will show the correct location of all the blocks.

Teachers

·       Demonstrate to the whole class virtually or in person on SmartBoard or projection screen

·       Watch and capture student work

Manipulatives by themselves have little meaning. It is important for teachers to make the mathematical meaning of manipulatives clear and help the students to build connections between the concrete materials and abstract symbols. Virtual manipulatives usually have this built-in structure.

Special Education

·       help where physical manipulation is not physical possible

·       repeated practice

·       individualized at level

Although relatively new, virtual manipulatives can support learning mathematics for all students which includes those with learning disabilities and ELL learners. Virtual manipulatives can be included into the general academic curriculum and not just used as an extra student activity. If they are used wisely, virtual manipulatives can provide students with opportunities for guided discovery which can help them to build a better understanding of mathematical concepts and ultimately exhibit measurable learning skills.

Online Learning

·       access to manipulatives

·       teacher demonstrate

·       teacher can see what students are doing

·       at home practice

·       access to online when don’t have access to physical

ADVANTAGES

·       Free and paid content

·       Repeated practice

·       Ease of set up and clean up

·       Students work at own pace

DISADVANTAGES

·       access to computers, iPad, digital technology

·       can be costly if using paid subscriptions

MEDIA IDEAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jG-aTNYNc4