“INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM” “Technology is essential in teaching and learning mathematics; it influences the mathematics that is taught and enhances students’ learning” –NCTM

Calculators in the classroom Study Aids Inverse Function Exploration Program Calculators Function Families Compare Values

◦ Geometry Drawing Programs ◦ Used to make and verify conjectures ◦ Visually prove or disprove the conjecture using software ◦ Spreadsheets ◦ Can be used to generate patterns from formulas ◦ Verify predictions ◦ Write formulas ◦ Word Processing ◦ Write research reports ◦ Present findings from mathematical investigations ◦ Incorporate spreadsheets, graphs, and equations (very valuable skill to have) ◦ PowerPoint presentations Computer Software

Have your students… o Explore mathematic concepts and history o Develop presentations using the research they discover o Locate information on a topic they are currently studying to help deepen their understanding of the topic Research It! You can… o Develop WebQuests and send them on a scavenger hunt to discover new knowledge

Get Creative!

IN MY CLASSROOM I WILL INSTILL IN MY STUDENTS A LOVE FOR LEARNING. BECAUSE OF OUR CONSTANTLY CHANGING WORLD, I WILL INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY IN MY EVERYDAY INSTRUCTION.

RESOURCE WILLARD, T. (N.D.). READING COMPREHENSION AND CONSIDERATE TEXT, TEACHING TODAY, GLENCOE ONLINE. RETRIEVED JANUARY 22, 2015.