Introduction of a web-based virtual manipulatives for teaching elementary mathematics

Magic Board is a web-based environment that includes three important components (a problem posing center and an instructional material center, as well as the software interface) and elementary teachers can use to teach mathematics. Magic Board has been known as a good assistant for teaching elementary mathematics in Taiwan. This study developed a Magic Board questionnaire to help understand elementary school teachers´ perceptions toward Magic Board. The results revealed that elementary school teachers rated high scores on perceived teaching assistance, perceived learning assistance, and perceived competence of technology integration.