Since I'm going into the Mathematics teaching field, the topic of calculators is one I'm VERY interested in. People who haven't been to school in years, don't realize how far the calculator has come. I didn't even know what a scientific calculator or graphing calculator was until my senior year of high school which was four years ago. I think some calculators get used when they shouldn't, but I think the development of the calculator is great!
Interactive electronic storybooks are another great tech tool. Sure there's the kindle, nook, ipad, etc., but you cant forget about the leap pad. I have children that use the leap pad and love it, they actual ask for new books as birthday or Christmas presents. I think that storybooks are great because children have a chance to learn while having fun by doing games and stuff.
I really enjoyed reading chapter 10 and learning a few new things that I don't really think about before.
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Your notes about the calculator advancements and use focused my own thinking again on if/how we use tools. There are so many tools out there that we can use to help transform learning, but, like computers themselves, they are just tools. It is our human brains and thinking that should ultimately guide the use of tools. So calculators may be used to replace 'number sense' is really not a great way to use that tool as so many other mathematical concepts are based on 'number sense', but the calculator can be used well to perform operations efficiently and to visualize more advanced concepts.
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