After reading through the article on Using Digital Resources to Support Math Instruction, it made me think of a few things that I could do differently in my classroom, but it is difficult to do when you have textbooks that are not teaching to the new "way".
I think that using technology to enhance math instruction is an awesome idea. William McDonald, discusses some important points that can help all students excel and grow in math concepts. He suggests that using technology can further all students understanding because they are able to manipulate on the computer and try multiple ways to solve a problem. I think that this is extremely important because each child can work and their own pace and the teacher is able to see and check understanding based on how far each child has got on the problem that they are working on. One example that McDonald uses is that students can lay geometric figures over a real world image and be able to adjust them accordingly on the computer screen to help them solve the problem.
Technology is a great resource for the classroom and is the way that the future of education seems to be heading, but what about those schools that don't have the funds for these types of programs. Are those children going to be "left behind" in the future or are schools going to make it possible for each child to have the same type of opportunities.
I agree Morgan, technology is a great resource for the classroom. Currently education is very technology driven but like you mentioned, what happens to the schools who lack the use of technology? Will those students fall behind or are those students how have access to technology advanced? Debatable question?
ReplyDeleteUntil we have enough funding and all schools have access to technology, it's a slippery slope. Not only do we need the actual computers, iPad's, etc. Teachers need to be trained and curriculum needs to be adapted. As I started my research on technology about a year ago, research does show that technology can really make that impact we need in the classroom.
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