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Dr Maths on Mxit Help is at hand right on your cellphone with Dr Maths on Mxit!

By setting up Mxit on your cellphone, you can have instant access to the Dr maths team.

This free South African service has grown by word of mouth to more than 2000 learners country wide! and the popularity of this maths helpdesk speaks for itself.

The team at Dr Maths are friendly, professional, helpful and very knowledgeable! They have been trained not to just provide answers, but to guide the learners through the meaning making process.  They also have introduced a maths game which can be played when the team is not online when there are no tutors on. The learners can then compete in different categories, like addition, subtraction, factorials and others, to see who can get then highest score. The champion and the previous champion are notified to defend their title. Positive peer pressure at work!

So how does it all work?
First off, you need to install Mxit on your cellphone and/or computer. For more instructions on how to do this….
  • Give your cellphone to a member of the thumbtribe (the closest teenager around) and tell them to set it up (Quickest and easiest method)
  • Or you can follow the instructions from the Mxit website
  • Add Dr maths as one of your contacts 27799923960 thru 27799923969
  • When they come online, you will hear a little sound and there will be a green dot next to their name
  • Then go ahead and ask away!
  • The Dr Maths team is online after school hours i.e. Mondays to Thursdays 2pm-10pm and Sundays between 11am and 8pm. They are even considering extending the service to Saturdays as well. How amazing!

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