Hi all! I'm documenting my journey into creating math learning tools for K-12 students.
The first tool I'm working on is an interactive multiplication/times table where you can click on a number to see how two numbers multiply together to create the product.
Motivation for building math learning tools
In my previous and current experience working with students, I've found that students have trouble understanding certain concepts because it isn't immediately applicable or it doesn't seem relevant in the real world.
I want to create tools that compliment students' studies to help them visualize and see how things like adding, subtracting, functions, and graphing can relate to real life.
This interactive multiplication table is the first step into this journey.
I also understand that there are already tools out there that aim to bridge this gap but I want to create my own take on it, so I'm going for it anyway.
Possible changes
It doesn't look nice at the moment, but I intend on adding some space on the table and adding a visual identifier to show a group of items being multiplied.
I might want to switch from ThreeJS to using HTML/CSS for visuals since it will be faster to implement. I initially wanted to use ThreeJS since it was cool to learn animating but it seems like I just don't have the skills yet to quickly implement features.
Try it out
You can try out the tool here: Interactive Multiplication Table. If you have any ideas, comments, or feedback, please let me know.
Thank you for reading and checking this out!