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Thinking tools are typically designed for students working on their own computers. When used from the front of a classroom, the complex graphical user interfaces of these tools can interfere with an instructor’s ability to lecture effectively and to use natural gestures. A thinking tool for the grade 9 mathematics topic of “relationships” has been developed with a more gesture-friendly interface. This gesture-friendly interface allows a teacher to focus more on interacting with students, creating engaging visualizations, and using natural hand and arm gestures as part of the lecture.
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Chen, S., Frempong, G., Cudmore, W.C. (2006). Gesture Friendly Interfaces for Classroom Teaching with Thinking Tools. In: Kumar, D., Turner, J. (eds) Education for the 21st Century — Impact of ICT and Digital Resources. IFIP WCC TC3 2006. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 210. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34731-8_31
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