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Contents

Introduction ...........................................................

Installation. ...................................................................Installing Easiteach Maths Content .........................Installing Easiteach Maths Content onto networks ....RM Connect 2.4 ....................................................Community Connect 3 ...........................................

Other Client-Server Networks ..................................

Easiteach Maths Content .............................................Content Pack Index ................................................Lesson Activities ......................................................

Getting Support ............................................................

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Introduction

Welcome to the Easiteach Maths Content Pack.

This pack has been developed specifically to help your teaching of

Maths in conjunction with the Easiteach Maths tools.

The Easiteach Maths Content comprises 435 ready-made whole

class teaching activities. The activities are provided by RMHeinemann Ginn and Rigby and are linked to leading maths

schemes such as Abacus New Heinemann Maths and Numeracy

Focus. There are also 20 Interactive Teaching Programs developed

by the Department for Education and Skills.

You will need to have a licensed copy of Easiteach Maths installed

to run the content.

The files on the CD ROM can be installed onto your local hard disk

or network. Distribution of the files is not allowed by the licence

agreement. For full licensing details please read the licence

agreement which is installed as licence.rtf in the same folder as the

Easiteach Maths Content files.

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Installation

Installing Easiteach Maths ContentNote: Please ensure that no Easiteach or Textease applications

are running before beginning installation.

1. Insert the Easiteach Maths Content CD into your CD ROM

drive. After a short time the installation process will normally start

automatically and load the setup screen. If not click the WindowsStart button and click Run. Type d:\setup.exe (where d: is the

drive letter for your CD ROM drive). Click OK to start the

installation process.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Installing Easiteach Maths on Networks

RM Connect 2.4

To install Easiteach Maths Content onto your network you will need

to create a Connect package. Instructions for making a package

are supplied with your RM Connect network.

We recommend that the Content files are installed on the networkserver so during package creation when running the Easiteach

Maths Content Install you should:

1. Choose Custom when asked to select a setup type.

2. Change the Install location to be:

Even though the files are installed on the server you will still need

to allocate your Easiteach Maths Content Package to any station

that you wish to use Easiteach Maths Content on. Note that there

are no shortcuts for Easiteach Maths Content it is accessed from

menu items within the Easiteach Maths application.



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Community Connect 3

To install Easiteach Maths Content onto your network you will need

to create a Connect package. Instructions for making a package

are supplied with your RM Connect network. Instead of creating the

necessary Connect package yourself you can purchase a

Community Connect 3 installation CD. The CD is easy to use and

will save you time.

Other ClientServer networks

To install Easiteach Maths Content onto other networks please

consult the documentation supplied with your network. It is

recommended that you install Easiteach Maths Content onto each

client station.

For further details on using Client-server networks with Easiteach

Maths Content please visit www.easiteach.com.au,or Contact RM

Support on 1300 88 22 45.



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Easiteach Maths Content

Content Pack Index

To access the extensive range of Lesson Activities follow the steps

below.

1. Run Easiteach as normal from the desktop shortcut or via the

Start Menu.

2. Click on File > Open > Maths.

3. Now open the Content Index file that applies to your

curriculum. You can choose an index for either the National

Numeracy Framework or the Scottish 5-14 Guidelines.

The index pages provide a structured way to navigate around

nearly 500 activities. The index shown here is for the Scottish 5-14

Guidelines.



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Once you have opened an index you can choose to view eitherMental Starters Main Activities or the Interactive Teaching

Programs from the Department for Education and Skills.

The Interactive Teaching Programs index shows 20 activities

available for free at

www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/numeracy/publications from the

Department for Education and Skills. They are included here as

Easibooks. Each link will display the Easibook.



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The Mental Starters index arranges 149 mental starters into sevenyear groups. In the National Numeracy Framework index these

year groups are Reception to year 6 in the Scottish 5-14

Guidelines index these are Primary 1 to Primary 7.

Within each year group

there are between three

and five strands. These

strands are aligned with

the National Numeracy

Framework strands or

Scottish 5-14 Guidelines

for Maths strands as

appropriate. Thisscreenshot is taken from

the National Numeracy

Framework index.

These strand names are

links to pages that show

the list of activities in each

strand. Each activity name

is a link to that Easibook

(with Teaching Notes for

each activity on the last

page of the Easibook). This

screenshot is taken fromthe National Numeracy

Framework index.



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The Main Activities index is

very similar to the Mental

Starters index. It arranges

the 289 activities into the

same seven year groups.

This screenshot is takenfrom the Scottish 5-14

Guidelines index.

Within each year group

there are strands of

activities corresponding to

the strands in the National

Numeracy Framework and

Scottish 5-14 Guidelines.

This screenshot is taken

from the Scottish 5-14

Guidelines index.

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Lesson ActivitiesEach of the 287 main activities and 149 mental starters in the

Easiteach Maths Content Pack contains screens to be used in

whole-class teaching and guided group work by the teacher.

The Teaching Notes at the end of each Easibook have full

referencing to the National Numeracy Framework and Scottish 5-

14 Guidelines for Maths. They guide the teacher through the

delivery of the lesson with educational information and step by

step guidance on how to use each screen.

There is also a key vocabulary section and ideas on how to

extend the activity as well as tips on getting the best out of the

plenary session.

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These activities are designed to provide ready-made lessons forclassroom use and may be adapted by teachers to meet the

particular needs of their pupils.

The lessons are a starting point for teachers using Easiteach Maths

and are designed to demonstrate how the tools can be used so

that they can eventually design their own lesson resources usingEasiteach Maths.

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Easiteach Maths Content support

Getting Support

If you have problems with Easiteach Maths Content:

Visit www.easiteach.com.au, or

Contact RM Support on 1300 88 22 45.

Alternatively contact your supplier.

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RM Part Number: 0XB-526

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