A new version of Symmetricon

In an earlier blog, we wrote about the visible learning effect of our Symmetricon app. Originally, we had planned for the app to have three levels but as we came to review the initial program, we felt that to include Level 3 would make it just too hard. Well, how wrong can you be?

Because of the way in which the app enables the players to ‘get it’ really quickly, we have frequently been asked if it would be possible to make it a bit more challenging. Hence the new version, in which there is a Level 3, which is based on a hexagonal design.

Writing about this also gives us a chance to point you to the feature that allows you to send your design to Facebook or a class blog or to email it to a class email address. Go to the 'Help file' and scroll to the bottom where you can select which of the social media features you want to use. That way you can accumulate a whole spectrum of symmetricon designs, which can enliven the walls of your classroom at a time when symmetry has become a hot topic.

And don’t forget that you can download a lesson plan with suggestions for using Symmetricon in the classroom.