Technology in the Classroom

Educators share how they use technology, including graphing calculators, motion detectors, and software, in their classrooms.

Beyond Point and Click: The Search for Gender Equity in Computer Games
Computer games have the power to educate. What does a good game--for both boys and girls--look like?

Handheld Technology: The Essential Ingredient in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
by Terese Herrera
Handheld computers that can solve equations with the push of a button naturally raise questions about what and how we teach mathematics. This educator believes this technology may be the key to richer mathematics content.

Learning in Motion
by Kathleen D. Hogan
This first-grade teacher believes in trying the newest tools and techniques to engage her students and help them learn.

Piloting the Navigator
by Laura K. Brendon
Math teachers take new classroom technology for a test drive.

The Shape of Things to Come
This veteran teacher describes how she and a colleague used computer software to teach geometric reasoning to elementary students.

T3-Teachers Teaching with Technology
This web site offers resources and information about professional developent courses to improve teachers' use of technology in the classroom.

Technology Can Help You Meet the Standards
by Jaclyn Snyder
This veteran teacher believes that her colleagues "need to hear more first-hand stories from other teachers that technology in the classroom is worth their time investment."

Using Technology to Help Children Form Representations of Mathematical Concepts
A teacher educator describes how technology can be used to support the development of mathematical understanding in students.

Why Use Calculators (and Other Technologies) in the High School Math Classroom?
Insights from experienced teachers who approach technology with a sense of adventure.