What is HOTmaths? |
HOTmaths is more than just an online maths tutor or homework helper. It is a comprehensive mathematics learning system — an interactive online math learning and teaching resource for students, parents and teachers, for home, school or homeschooling (home-based learning).
HOTmaths is the only affordable online maths-learning tool in Australia with content aligned to the early secondary school curriculum. Designed for students, parents and teachers, HOTmaths offers various educational tools to assist with maths learning ranging from walkthrough problems to interactive widget animations. HOTmaths is an ideal homework helper for early secondary students in the transition from primary to high school when parents often have the need for a math tutor. It is also popular with advanced primary students and is suitable for senior students who need to target a specific maths topic for revision |
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HOTmaths products |
Free HOTmaths products and resourcesHOTmaths delivers a range of free maths products so that anyone with internet access can make use of its quality math resources including the popular mental arithmetic competition, Scorcher; the free mathematics dictionary that includes hundreds of illustrated terms and math definitions; free maths activities with investigations and interactives; and a 24-hour free trial of the ultimate HOTmaths experience, HOTmaths Unlimited. HOTmaths also has links to reputable educational resources worldwide to help students, parents and teachers find other quality maths materials. Parents’ HOTmaths Unlimited accounts are free with every student HOTmaths Unlimited account. HOTmaths ScorcherHOTmaths Scorcher is the popular free online basic mental arithmetic skills-building competition giving students practice in the four maths operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at both basic and advanced levels. HOTmaths ScorcherPlusHOTmaths ScorcherPlus is the affordable online mathematical concepts skills-building competition covering all the basic maths skills for early secondary students. It costs less than 50c per week. HOTmaths UnlimitedHOTmaths Unlimited includes all features of both Scorcher products as well as providing a complete online maths learning community and comprehensive teaching and learning program. HOTmaths Unlimited costs less than one newspaper per week. In the Hotmaths Unlimited flexible online environment, teaching, learning, assessment and reporting occur seamlessly at any time and place. Students can read text related to their chosen topic and lesson, explore animations and interactives, practise skills at various levels, solve challenging problems, investigate open-ended situations, and test their understanding at any stage. They can complete activities in any order and repeat them at will. |
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Research |
Research into visual learning and dynamic imagery directed the development of flash animations and interactives (called widgets) linked to each lesson. Research into how people think and work mathematically resulted in open investigations, problem-solving tasks and higher-order thinking questions linking directly to the relevant content. This ‘working mathematically’ approach has produced a program that has changed the way teachers think about teaching mathematics and the way students learn about mathematics.
Research on student-directed learning influenced the feedback process and the decision-making steps provided to students in order to develop their independent learning skills. HOTmaths lessons continue to be extensively trialled in a range of classrooms with varying levels of technology access, to constantly enhance the maths learning experience. Using HOTmaths, students receive immediate feedback to assess their learning at any point, creating a responsive assessment for learning environment. Teachers can access a wealth of information on student progress and communicate directly with them online, allowing for individualised learning pathways. Parents can view lessons, access their children’s results and send them messages. Being internet-based, HOTmaths is regularly updated in response to syllabus changes and the latest findings on students’ learning needs. |
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Parents |
In recognition of the importance of the family in the learning process, HOTmaths gives parents the tools necessary to help their children enjoy learning and to become proficient in early secondary mathematics. Whether you’ve forgotten what a hypotenuse is, how to convert fractions to decimals, how to do long division, or whether you need help with algebra or want to find out how to do percentages — HOTmaths provides simple answers.
With HOTmaths, parents have access to the latest and best online resources to support their child and monitor their child’s work and progress online at any time. The HOTmaths Unlimited system also helps alert parents to weaknesses in their child’s learning so that these can be addressed before they become ongoing problems. Parents and students can be reminded of homework exercises through a messaging system. Parents can also make sure their child covers topics or exercises missed through absence from school. HOTmaths is particularly useful for parents who live away from their children or who travel frequently. |
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Students |
Students can use HOTmaths at school (as part of a whole class, group or individual learning activity), under parent supervision at home and independently wherever they have internet access.
The HOTmaths founders believe in encouraging students to take risks because this helps increase confidence and potential maths aptitude. Students can work at their own pace and use the immediate HOTmaths feedback to monitor their progress and decide what to study next and how. When used independently, HOTmaths enables students to revisit and review work not understood in class, to catch up on work missed at school or to work ahead. Students can use a range of interactive tools such as lesson notes, walkthrough problems, interactive animations and assessments. Students can also compete with each other in Scorcher, a cutting-edge competition that reinforces basic mathematics skills. |
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Teachers |
Teachers enjoy the wealth of maths exercises and math activities for kids that can be printed and used in the classroom. They can project the interactive math animations onto whiteboards and electronic whiteboards to demonstrate maths concepts in class. The detailed student and class reporting system allows teachers to review, in real time, student maths performance.
Teachers find that HOTmaths can be used effectively in many different learning environments such as individual, small group or whole class and they can access this versatile maths tool using various technology such as a data projector and laptop in the classroom or whole class activities in the computer lab. The numeracy support material supplied by HOTmaths helps during the transition from primary to high school as well as offering foundation support for senior high student maths revision programs. The curriculum-based content of HOTmaths gives teachers interesting and inspiring teaching ideas and saves time in lesson research and preparation. Through HOTmaths, teachers can access a wealth of tools and activities linked to lesson content, with varying levels of technology. Teachers can use HOTmaths for interactive whole class sessions on a whiteboard or smartboard as well as for individual exercises or group investigations, encouraging students to be self-directed learners when this is appropriate. HOTmaths saves teachers time by marking student's answers as they go. Teachers can track their class and individual students’ progress through progress reports, identify areas of weakness and plan teaching accordingly. The message system allows teachers to communicate directly with students and their parents. |
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Schools |
HOTmaths enables maths teachers to make use of technology already available in the school for maths teaching and can be used by teachers at different stages in their careers. It offers professional development to those who are grappling with the ‘working mathematically’ curriculum requirements and striving to keep up with the latest developments.
The HOTmaths program allows for seamless teaching, assessment and reporting which can be useful when there is more than one maths teacher sharing a class or when a casual teacher steps in to cover for an absent maths teacher. The online teaching format means that schools can save money on printing/photocopying costs, textbooks, homework books, blackline masters and alternative software/online resources. |
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Features |
Teachers and students can access the following tools.
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System requirements |
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