Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-15, 2015

Paper A028

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Building Interactive Mathematics Applications Using Stencyl

Robert L. Watson


Mathematics Department
University of Mount Olive
630 Henderson St.
Mount Olive, NC 28365


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ABSTRACT

We will demonstrate how to use Stencyl, an emerging cross-platform application development environment, to quickly build and publish math applications to a variety of devices. Discussion will include a quick overview of the environment, and examples of implementation.

Examples will illustrate how to implement communication with a server (for use in a student response system), adaptive learning software, and assessment using the core Stencyl tools and mathematics extensions (Instructional Software Development Kit).

Once written, the application can then be published to Apple tablets and phones, Android-powered tablets and phones, PC, Mac, and Linux, with very little, if any, modifications needed between ports.

Suggestions for incorporation of the example applications in the classroom will be provided.


Keyword(s): software