The role the technology plays in our daily high school math classroom.
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Technology in High School Math
From the traditional instructional classroom teaching style in the 1970s to the new interactive classroom teaching styles in the 21st century, technology plays an important role in the daily classroom learning and teaching. For the subject such as math and science in high school, technology is the ultimate key to accelerate the new learning revolution.
Since the invention and use of the simple electronic calculator in the High School Math class, modern day advances in technologies continue to contribute to easing the difficulty of learning and teaching math for high school students and teachers. Today, math teachers have more fascinating equipment and programs to help students to improve their math learning and understanding skills.
Electronic manufactures, such as Texas Instruments, manufacture a large array of hand held math computer devices that connect to the teacher's control center, enabling both the student and teacher to benefit from new technologies.
According to the TI website, following are two examples of modern powerful classroom math learning and teaching devices:
“TI-Nspire Navigator is a wireless classroom learning system engages students, encourage classroom participation and increase achievement. Through a wireless network of TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS handhelds, the TI-Nspire Navigator enables a new dimension of interactive teaching and learning with technology.” Another TI learning device is claimed by TI website
“ TI Connect-to-Class, educators can quickly and easily send and collect TI-Nspire documents, student work and data to and from TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS handhelds at one time. Students simply connect their handhelds to the educator's computer through USB hubs provided with the software.”
In the mean time, there are lots of grants and professional development opportunities to encourage teachers to do hands on technology learning and teaching. Examples such as:
Washington's Woodland High School math teachers Patty O'Flynn and Kash VanCleef were recently notified that the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) selected them for one of ten $10,000 grants funded statewide by the Qwest Foundation. The grants are to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom that is innovative and engages students in improving academic performance.”
Experienced teachers have already observed the benefits of integrating technology into the math classroom. According to an article "The Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L Konigsburg, she wrote: “As a math teacher myself, I believe there’s change on the horizon. After watching my Language Arts and Social Studies colleagues embrace the power of the Web to push their students’ creative and critical thinking skills, I am noticing many math teachers looking for ways to enhance their curriculum using digital media. Realizing that digital media has the potential to facilitate critical thinking and higher order learning, many of us are looking for math-related online projects and resources that will help our students express what and how they know it and will challenge their thinking skills.”
As time going on, technology will bring more tremendous effect and impact to the daily math classroom learning and teaching.
References:
From the traditional instructional classroom teaching style in the 1970s to the new interactive classroom teaching styles in the 21st century, technology plays an important role in the daily classroom learning and teaching. For the subject such as math and science in high school, technology is the ultimate key to accelerate the new learning revolution.
Since the invention and use of the simple electronic calculator in the High School Math class, modern day advances in technologies continue to contribute to easing the difficulty of learning and teaching math for high school students and teachers. Today, math teachers have more fascinating equipment and programs to help students to improve their math learning and understanding skills.
Electronic manufactures, such as Texas Instruments, manufacture a large array of hand held math computer devices that connect to the teacher's control center, enabling both the student and teacher to benefit from new technologies.
According to the TI website, following are two examples of modern powerful classroom math learning and teaching devices:
“TI-Nspire Navigator is a wireless classroom learning system engages students, encourage classroom participation and increase achievement. Through a wireless network of TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS handhelds, the TI-Nspire Navigator enables a new dimension of interactive teaching and learning with technology.” Another TI learning device is claimed by TI website
“ TI Connect-to-Class, educators can quickly and easily send and collect TI-Nspire documents, student work and data to and from TI-Nspire or TI-Nspire CAS handhelds at one time. Students simply connect their handhelds to the educator's computer through USB hubs provided with the software.”
In the mean time, there are lots of grants and professional development opportunities to encourage teachers to do hands on technology learning and teaching. Examples such as:
Washington's Woodland High School math teachers Patty O'Flynn and Kash VanCleef were recently notified that the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) selected them for one of ten $10,000 grants funded statewide by the Qwest Foundation. The grants are to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom that is innovative and engages students in improving academic performance.”
Experienced teachers have already observed the benefits of integrating technology into the math classroom. According to an article "The Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L Konigsburg, she wrote: “As a math teacher myself, I believe there’s change on the horizon. After watching my Language Arts and Social Studies colleagues embrace the power of the Web to push their students’ creative and critical thinking skills, I am noticing many math teachers looking for ways to enhance their curriculum using digital media. Realizing that digital media has the potential to facilitate critical thinking and higher order learning, many of us are looking for math-related online projects and resources that will help our students express what and how they know it and will challenge their thinking skills.”
As time going on, technology will bring more tremendous effect and impact to the daily math classroom learning and teaching.
References:
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