MTSonline Features List

MTSonline is a comprehensive database that includes:

• More than 3500 mathematics Activities for 4-13 year old students
• All 3500 Activities can be downloaded and printed as required
• All 3500 Activities can be also be downloaded and saved on your computer, edited on your computer and the edited version housed on your computer. You can even email it to colleagues!
• All 3500 Activities are available in both black and white Portrait mode and colour Landscape mode (for use with electronic whiteboards)
  
• A structure based on, and compatible with, contemporary mathematics curriculums
  
• The flexibility to choose the mathematics curriculum through which you can search the database
  
• The ability to select Activities from any year level for any student(s) to meet any needs
  
• The opportunity to select Activities on any mathematics topic to practise skills, develop concepts, apply ideas, make authentic investigations...
  
• The opportunity to support learning  via the hundreds of interactive mathematics websites provided across the Activity database (easily linked to electronic whiteboards and computers) 
  
• A Test Item Bank for each Year level and covering all Curriculum topics
• National Testing support resources providing valuable test practise items plus many MTSonline activities matched (via concepts, skills, understandings) to each National Test question.
• Summative Tests for end of year evaluation of student and class performance levels.
• The opportunity to view activities in COLOUR LANDSCAPE mode for use with electronic whiteboards.

Teacher's Notes are provided with every Activity and include:

• Key questions to stimulate mathematical thinking, reasoning and communicating
  
• The key learning outcome (Main Idea) to focus formative assessment
  
• Teaching ideas to maximise learning opportunities from the Activity
  
• Links to interactive websites to enhance the mathematical ideas inherent in the Activities (easily linked to electronic whiteboards)
  
• Answers as required

Two common themes that are seen throughout the database include:

• A strong focus on thinking and working mathematically
  
• Opportunities for reflective learning and self/peer assessment

The website has a number of features for teachers including:

• 4 x fast searchs function to list Activities in seconds (Search Option 1 (search via your curriculum), Search Option 2 (for 'developmental' searches across multiple year levels), Test Search (Practise questions and supporting MTSonline activities for your National Testing programme) and Quick Search (for fast delivery of either Activities or interactive websites on any mathematics topic).
  
• Picture View where you can load, view and compare multiple Activities at the same time
  
• My Bookmarks where you can 'house' Activities you would like to return to or arrange into your own class mini-textbook
  
• My Planner where you can organise which Activities you will use and when (by linking them to dates on a Calendar)
  
• Download activities in MS Word or PDF to any computer at any time
  
• Save downloaded Activities to your computer and customize them in any way to better suit your needs
  
• Share customized Activities with interested colleagues (i.e. by email, schoolnet, thumbdrive etc)

• You always have access to the latest version of MTSonline with its latest features
  
• You won't need to install, repair or replace any software
  
• You won’t need to buy expensive maths textbooks
  
• You can use any Activity and any interactive websites via an electronic whiteboard
  
• You can access the database from any PC or Mac anywhere, anytime.