Numbershark is a computer program to help anyone improve their understanding and use of numbers. Visit official web site for full details. The program teaches and reinforces numeracy using a wide variety of carefully designed games. There are over 600 topics to choose from. 1 minute introduction to Numbershark 5 The topics address each of the number operations + - x ÷ plus fractions, decimals and simple percentages, in very gradual steps. A section of graded word problems is included. The topics are quick to access and clear examples are given on screen. Numbershark gives a fresh set of ‘sums’ each time a topic is selected. Recommended games are given for every topic. There is a fully graded course supporting the 2014 National Curriculum England, for numeracy KS1 and KS2. The wide variety of games and options give many ways to practise the same work and to promote both the understanding and the memorising of number facts, whilst maintaining interest. The games are excellent for use on an interactive whiteboard and children enjoy playing the games on the big screen. An on-screen keypad is provided with the program. The program has training videos, a printed manual and a full pdf manual, with advice on use of the program. There is on-screen help for every game as well as pop-up teaching notes. The network version is not suitable for Mac networks. Training video 1. Quick overview (1 minute) 2. How to add students (2 minutes) 3. Choosing a number topic (2 minutes) 4. Choose a game (2 minutes) 5. Track progress (2.5 minutes) 6. Set works (2.5 minutes)
