For task two I was required to select a topic that I thought was interesting as a teacher, and with the use of different search engines research how technology might be used for teaching and learning the topic in the classroom. The topic that I selected for this assignment was how technology can be used to improve Mathematic skills in the classroom. My first task was to find one of each of the five resources that had some relation to my topic Mathematics and technology. I first started out searching for a journal article with the use of Google and to my surprise found an article that looked promising. The article (from ERIC) examined the effect of using an online 3D virtual environment in teaching Mathematics in a primary education. I thought that this article was perfect as it related to my topic, however I was unable to access the full text so I referred to the Find it search through Murdoch's online library. With some luck the library did have the journal article in full text and I was able to continue to use the article for this assignment. I thought that it was fantastic that some form of research was studying different approaches to teaching and the student's response to the teaching methods. It was also great to see that the research accepted that technology is the future of teaching and that students respond to technology. 

After finding a journal article I concentrated on searching for a book that related to my topic. For this I used the search engine Google Books, and found the book 'Teaching Mathematics using ICT'. I thought this was another great find because as a teacher you may not be aware of the available technology that you can use to incorporate in your classroom/lesson or how to affectively use the technology. I was quite surprised that I found a book that covered my topic, I thought that results would be limited but I guess there is a need for explanations on how to incorporate technology into education.

My third resource included a movie, for this I referred to YouTube and found a movie based on schools in America using the programe EnvisionMATH. EvisonMATHS explores a digital path of teaching Maths skills. From incorporating EvisionMaths into the curriculum teachers commented that students Maths skills are improving and the students have a greater understanding of the Maths topics. Finding a movie that related to my topic was difficult as most results showed how teachers were using technology to teach other subjects not covering my selected topic Mathematics. Solving this problem required me to think back to my personal experience of working in a school environment and looking at the forms of technology we incoporate into our lessons such as Mathletics. This then lead to my search for progams used in classrooms to assist in teaching Matheletics which was more successful. 

Finding the fourth resource a conference paper proved to be a small challenge. I started my search with the use of Murdoch's online library. I was a little unsure of how to use the search engine to find a conference paper but thought it was best to type in some key words in the Find it search bar and to work onwards from there. I received lots of results but noticed the bar on the side where you could actually minimise your results by selecting the type of resource such as a conference paper. This narrowed down my search and I was able to find a conference paper that best suited my topic. 

The fifth resource included a website. Out of all the five resources I thought that finding a website would be the most easiest but I was proved wrong. The challenged that I faced was finding an actual website that showed how others were using technology to teach or assist in the learning of Mathematics. I found lots of Mathematic programs that are available online but not an example of how someone was actually using technology to teach Mathematics. This created me to reflect back to the example essay provided on LMS. I noticed that one of the provided examples reflected on the use of an ipad. This inspired me to search for a website that displayed how others were using ipad's to improve students Maths skills in a classroom. Thankfully I found a website that explained how Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had designed new available Mathematic apps that schools in America are using in their Mathematic education.

In conclusion searching for each resource had their own difficulties, but with the use of available information, lectures and tutorials I was able to successfully find one of each of the resources required for this assignment.