The nzmaths website provides links to digital learning objects that can be used at school or at home (see www.nzmaths.co.nz/digital-learning-objects). These interactive, multimedia learning activities focus on concepts and skills that have been identified as difficult for students to learn and for teachers to teach. Students enjoy their entertaining graphics and carefully structured challenges. Many of the tools can be adjusted to suit the learning needs of individuals or groups. For example, Number Trains can be used to support students who are learning about “numbers before and after”, but the tool can also be used to practise skip-counting.
While these tools are useful for independent practice, they can also be used as a teaching resource, with students and teachers discussing the thinking that they involve. See https://nzmaths.co.nz/resource/modeling-numbers-6-digit-numbers for an example of how digital learning objects can be used as teaching resources.
For information about using ICT for independent practice activities, see resource 8.