Using the cloud technology to form the students’ social competence in learning mathematics

Abstract

The aim of this study is the elucidation of abilities, tendencies, and benefits of using the cloud technologies to form the pupils’ social competence in learning mathematics. The research tasks are the analysis of existing abilities and tendencies of using the cloud technologies in learning mathematics, their usage with the purpose of forming the pupils’ social competence. The object of research is the process of learning mathematics for pupils of a gymnasium. The subject of research is using the cloud technologies in learning mathematics for forming the pupils’ social competence. In the research the main information, perspectives are analyzed and the examples of forming the pupils’ social competence on different stages of the mathematics lesson with using the cloud services Office 365, Google Apps and others are given. To achieve this goal the general scientific methods of research: analysis, generalization, and systematization are used. The research results are showed that the inclusion of the cloud technologies in the process of learning mathematics makes for active cooperate of a teacher and pupils, makes an opportunity to organize extracurricular, remote work.