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Top Ten Reasons for Using Computers and Calculators to Help Students Learn Mathematics

Top Ten Reasons for Using Computers and Calculators to Help Students Learn Mathematics. they are faster and more accurate , they are in the real world (BTW, these are the lowest rated reasons.).

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Top Ten Reasons for Using Computers and Calculators to Help Students Learn Mathematics

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  1. Top Ten Reasons for Using Computers and Calculators to Help Students Learn Mathematics • they are faster and more accurate, • they are in the real world • (BTW, these are the lowest rated reasons.)

  2. Students can focus on the problem and the overall process and not get bogged down by the calculations. • They lend themselves to student-centered, active learning. • To see patterns. • To integrate content areas.

  3. Students have access to more functions for investigation • Students have access to more real-world problems. • Technology can create representations that are not possible on a chalkboard or paper.

  4. … and The Number One Reason for Using Computers and Calculators to Help Students Learn Mathematics • Students can see change.

  5. But Remember... • Murphy’s Law of Technology…. • If anything can go wrong, it will ! • Keep smiling and use technology anyway.

  6. And Remember... • More important than the teacher’s expertise with the technology is the teachers ability to • Know a few basics • Enable the students to use technology • Be a problem solver. ©James Olsen, Western Illinois University

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