USING BLENDER IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF
MATHEMATICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF
MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA
“Innovate is to understand the role of mankind in the universe.”
Peter Drucker
OBJETIVE
Our objective is to present how the
firm GSC, Asociados, S. C., is using
Blender in the development of a
comprehensive system that supports
the teaching and learning of
mathematics at secondary level in
Mexico and Latin America called
OPEN MATHEMATICA.
Jaime Aguilar Ortiz
México
WHAT IS OPEN MATHEMATICA?
OPEN MATHEMATICA, is an innovative
project which aims general, designing
cutting-edge educational resources for
teaching and learning of mathematics at the
secondary level, who meet the math
programs of the 2006 comprehensive reform
of the Bureau of Public Education in Mexico,
by using three dimensional technology,
augmented reality and semantic web.
WHY OPEN MATHEMATICA SYSTEM?
With Blender our company will supply a
solution in a structured manner the
most serious social problem in Mexico,
education at all levels.
OBJETIVES OF OPEN MATHEMATICA SYSTEM
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Integrating
technologies
of
3D
animation software with the use of
Blender, as a pedagogical tool in
teaching and learning of mathematics
at the secondary level.
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Integrating
augmented
reality
technology in activities of mathematics
at the secondary level using Blender in
the animation process.
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Integrate semantic web technology in
the development of interactive
educational web pages.
PEDAGOGICAL AND TECNOLOGICAL MODEL
OPEN MATHEMATICA WILL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING COMPONENTS
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45 shorts films in three dimensions
that have knowledge and skills of
secundary school curricula.
3 digital textbooks that cover 100% of
the SEP program.
45 math topics with augmented
reality.
System management, monitoring and
evaluation to support teachers in
implementing the system, with more
than 1,500 items and challenges.
Interactive web portal containing all
project resources.
EXAMPLE 1.
Knowledges and skills 3.2 in first secundary school grade:
Solve problems involving the posing and solving of linear equations of the form x + a =
b, ax = b, ax + b = c, using the properties of equality, with a, b and c integers or
decimals.
In the next website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmdIv7-q6U , we can see
an example.
EXAMPLE 2.
Knowledges and skills 3.5 in second secondary school grade:
To determine the characteristics of the polygons that cover the plane and make
coverings of the plane.
In the next website: http://www.dentaldepo.com.mx/videos/tese.avi , we can see an
example.
BLENDER MODEL IN OPEN
MATHEMATICA SYSTEM
EXAMPLE 3.
AUGMENTED REALITY AND
BLENDER
Knowledges and skills 3.2 in first secondary school grade
using Augmented Reality.
EXAMPLE 4.
Knowledges and skills 3.5 in second secondary school grade using
Augmented Reality.
IMPACTS AND PROFITS OF OPEN
MATHEMATICA SYSTEM
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OPEN MATHEMATICA will impact in 160,000 students in
the state of Hidalgo in Mexico and could have an impact on
6 million students around the country.
Improve significantly and medium term, the learning of
mathematics in Mexico and Latin America, which will be
reflected in the ENLACE and PISA test results in the area of
mathematics.
It is through a significant improvement of the teaching and
learning of mathematics, students in Mexico and Latin
America will have access to better income levels via rapid
insertion in the so-called knowledge and innovation
economy, as currently happens in OECD countries.
Formation of technological experts in Mexico, using the
latest information technologies to develop educational
resources. We are the first company in Mexico to use
Blender to produce high quality and effectiveness
educational contents.
TESTING AND MARKETING OF OPEN
MATHEMATICA SYSTEM
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Testing of OPEN MATHEMATICA system
will be conducted in 2010-2011 school
year in Mexico. From the results of this
testing, will be made the adjustments
necessary to properly implement the
system in a large number of public and
private schools.
With our business partner “Grupo
Educare”, a company specializing in
developing and selling educational
materials,
marketing
OPEN
MATHEMATICA in more than 3,000 private
schools in Mexico and Latin America.
Dr. Jaime Aguilar Ortiz
jaguilar@gsca.com.mx
Pachuca, Hidalgo. México.
Phone: +52 771 1074280