Abstract:

This report examines the possibilities of cloud technologies for creating and organizing a school competition.

Here are described the applied aspects that are used in the educational process using cloud technologies.The communication between a teacher and a student is efficiently improved by sharing electronic resources (such as training presentations, videos and explanatory text documents) as well as homework assignments with a deadline, work on a project assignments (in a team) and conduction of student competitions in an electronic environment.

A new paradigm is set for achieving special educational goals and acquiring specific educational competencies when using cloud technologies. In this context is described the organization of a school competition in an online learning environment which integrates interdisciplinary links in mathematics, information technology, geography and economics, history and civilizations, and physical education and sports.

Approbation of innovative educational approaches in an online learning environment favors the opportunity to unleash the potential of students. The objectives of the competition are aimed at developing the mathematical abilities and talents of students, as well as their skills to apply their knowledge in practical tasks and in uncommon situations, using their digital competencies. Participation in such a competition ensures mobility, accessibility and timeliness of educational resources.

Experiential learning is a precondition for the development of digital competencies, as part of the main key competencies. The use of practical-applied mathematical problems is the basis for the formation of new skills and digital competencies through the implementation of complex mathematical orientation in students. The interdisciplinary nature of the competition provokes a new type of thinking and motivation to deal with different and unusual situations.

Keywords:

Mathematical competition, practical-applied learning, cloud technologies.