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7.1 Describe ways in which teachers can combine the strategic use of technology with effective pedagogy to address important mathematics content.

7.2 Describe the benefits and appropriate uses of calculators.

7.3 Describe strategic uses of digital tools within a mathematics program.

7.4 Examine guidelines for selecting and using digital content to support mathematics teaching and learning.

7.5 Examine guidelines for evaluating resources on the Internet and increase an awareness of emerging technologies in mathematics education.

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Describe the benefits and appropriate uses of calculators.

When to use a calculator

Calculators should be used when students are exploring patterns, conducting investigations, testing conjectures, solving problems, and visualizing solution.

Benefits of Calculator use: Enhances the understanding of mathematics concepts and student orientation towards mathematics. there is no negative outcomes for skill development or procedural activity, but doe enhance the understanding of mathematics concepts and student orientation towards mathematics

Can be used for practicing basic facts.

Researchers confirm that students with long-term experience using calculators performed better overall than students without such experience on both mental computation and paper-and pencil problems.

Can improve student attitudes and motivation

Students are more motivated when their anxiety is reduced, therefore supporting students during problem solving activities with calculators is important.

Students with a disability may feel left out due to weak knowledge of basic facts will not progress, but allowing calculators will increase students' confidence that they can solve challenging mathematic problems. Which allows them to stay engaged in the process of thinking about numbers

Are commonly used in society

Should be taught how to use in this commonplace tool effectively and also learn to judge when to use it. Effective use of calculators is an important skill that is best learned by using them regularly in meaningful problem solving activities.

Graphing Calculators:

Useful to help students visualize real-world connections with data.

Students can see expressions formulas, graphs and the results of changing a variable on visual representations, a deeper understanding of concepts can result.

Portable Data-Collection Devices

Help students connect graphs with real-world events.

these devices They emphasize the relationships between variables and can dispel common misconceptions students have about interpreting graphs.

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Describe strategic uses of digital tools within a mathematics program.

Problem Solving  Problem solving programs should not be  typical story problems but more thoughtful simulation that are set in real contexts.

Drill and Reinforcement   Some programs will simply be practice for information that has already been thought. Choose programs that offer hint or supply a visual model to help with the task

Be cautious of programs that have multiple submission or do not provide feedback after an incorrect input.

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Examine guidelines for selecting and using digital content to support mathematics teaching and learning.

The digital content used should directly contribute to the lesson, rather than being used as an additional resource or a substitute.

Any resource that is implemented in the classroom must be carefully selected for your lessons, and must expand on the content that you are teaching.

Provide specific instructions for all work and allow time for students to freely explore the resources provided

Combine online activities with offline activities

Create a management plan for using digital content.

Helps track student performance, but its also important to assess the effectiveness of the tool you're using.

The digital content you use in the class, will need to meet a very specific set of criteria, focusing on what the students will be learning. Examples include:

How will students be challenged?

How are students likely to be engaged with the content?

How easy is the tool to use?

How dynamic is the tool? Are there options that can be turned on and off?

What controls and assessments are provided to the teacher? How is student progress recorded?

Are high-quality user guides or professional development services available?

Is the digital resource equitable in its consideration of age,gender, and culture?

Does it run on the school computers

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7.5 Examine guidelines for evaluating resources on the internet and increase an awareness of emerging technologies in mathematics education.

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7.5 Examine guidelines for evaluating resources on the internet and increase an awareness of emerging technologies in mathematics education.

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To be will informed about the content and to evaluate its merit in an objective manner.

mathematics resources on the Internet  :

Annenber Learner- Free online professional learning activities.

Cnenetr for impleneting Techonolgy in Education (CITEd) TechMatric-  useful database ofr tchology product that supports insturction in mathematics for students wiht special needs .

Illuminations (NCTM) - provides teaching and earning resources such as lesson ideas and digital tools .

Illustrative Mathematics - websites contains free , vetted resources for mathematics teacher with a focus on illustrating standards through task, videos, lesson plans.

Inside Mathematics - features examples of innovative teaching methods

Evaluating Resources on the internet :

Authority

Content

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Accuracy

Currency

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When two or more learning activities are combined and supported by strategic digital technology use, the chance for modeling the complexity of real-world applications of mathematics increases

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1.http://bit.ly/2iVmRQh (simulator)
2.http://bit.ly/2hxvwoB (padlet)