LOOKsKOOL publishing released MATHsKOOL, math program 4 mobile devices (i-pods, phones and tablets). Covers all school levels.

Students

You are the important part of the program.
You deserve to be successful and mathematics can help you get there.

Success in maths gives you credibility.

These activities allow you to:
- work at your own pace.
- quickly learn a lot more.
- have immediate access to every step of the solution.
- perfect your understanding.
- develop an awareness of the relationships between topics.

The activities in this program are structured in such a way that you do not have to actually do a calculation. Clicking the [New] button generates an item and clicking the [Show] button reveals the full solution.

You can learn by just watching - after seeing how things are done you will want to attempt answers (by clicking the number buttons).

Instantaneous access to the complete solution gives you feedback so you can evaluate your own progress.

Parents

This software allows your child to actually master a topic.

Every attempt at a mathmatical item is followed by the full solution. Every step is clearly shown.

The resulting success gives confidence which assists with the acquisition of many other skills.

These activities allow students to continue studying productively, away from distracting influences.

It allows them to develop the ability to focus and sustain their efforts.

These activities are helpful when a student has been absent from school and must catch up.

YOU CAN USE THE PROGRAM TOO!
It gives you the opportunity to personally help your child.

Each section of the program has its own theory or help button. This takes you to an explanation of what the material is attempting to do and how it relates to the other activities. Parents find this particularly useful. With a little patience anyone can help their child succeed in mathematics.

Schools

This program gives teachers immediate access to graded material appropriate to their math curriculum requirements. At the press of a button they have the fully worked solution to a problem. Every step is illustrated.

The content covers every year level from 6 to 12 inclusive, and can be customised to cater for regional requirements.

At a deeper level, the course is designed to promote the development of strategic analysis as a tool for learning a subject which many students find daunting (to put it mildly).

Students see the material as a unified program where ideas and techniques evolve in a logical manner. This leads to accelerated progress for most students.

The program breaks the subject matter up into skills and applications. This division of the material leads to more efficient learning. Students see a stable framework which applies widely. They seem to have less to learn so the subject does not seem intimidating.

A feature of this approach is that teachers in other faculties can introduce a more mathematical style into aspects of their teaching. Hence they can reinforce the ideas math teachers have introduced in their classes.

In this environment students gain a greater appreciation of the usefulness of mathematical techniques in the real world.

Teachers

This program gives teachers immediate access to graded material appropriate to their math curriculum requirements. At the press of a button they have the fully worked solution to a problem. Every step is illustrated.

The content covers every year level from 6 to 12 inclusive, and can be customised to cater for regional requirements.

When combined with a larger display (projector) this material is suitable for general classroom instruction.

When used in an iPad program it allows for individualised learning.

The software records details of a child's attempts and successes. As you can see from two of the sample images there is a record of the day's progress. This is automatically reset every morning.

A longer term record is maintained so you can see areas of strengths and weaknesses. This gives you the ability to direct additional effort to some topics, preventing them from becoming a problem later.