Technology in Schooling :: Education Computers Mathematics Math

Technology is an important part of life and therefore it is an important part of schooling. The National Council for teachers of mathematics states, ?Calculators and computers are reshaping the mathematical landscape, and school mathematics should reflect those changes.? When students go home, they play video or computer games; yet, when they come to school we expect them to want to work in books and complete worksheets. These tasks are quite boring compared to the exciting games they have waiting on them at home. If teachers could only allow students to use their technology, knowledge at school as well as at home then the teachers would find more students excelling in mathematics. Through the creation of such amazing software such as Geometer?s Sketchpad and Geometric Golfer, students can enjoy learning mathematics and some students may even find mathematics fun. Without technology, we would not have computers, internet or calculators. These items of technology have changed our life in a positive way. Using computer programs, we can easily show students mathematics. Showing students? mathematics is more effective than simply telling students what mathematics is. These programs have evolved through time so that even young children can use them effectively. By allowing students to work on computers, they are able to discover mathematics on their own with little guidance from a teacher or peer. Since technology is such an important part of everyday life, it is important to teach all students about technology. We must realize that some students do not have computers and video game systems at home. These students also benefit from using technology in the classroom because without it in the classroom they would be not being exposed to the technology. If the student does not know about at least basic technology then they will reduce their chances of life success because almost every business uses some form of technology. By allowing these students to use technology they are being exposed to such great technology that they would not be exposed to it otherwise. The first tool and the most popular technological tool is the graphing calculator. Many students own this tool. In addition, a calculator can be quite handy. Calculators reduce the simple addition or multiplication errors that students make. It also reduces the amount of time that it takes a teacher to teach a lesson successfully. Students can use the graphing abilities of the calculator to help their grasp concepts such as graphing and they can use the calculator to check their work such as derivatives. In addition, calculators have the capability of uploading programs from the internet that allow the calculator to