Learning on the Computer

How will technology (such as Dimension M's middle school Math video games http://www.dimensionm.com/) blend with traditional instruction for the School of the Future?
This article focuses on the School of One that custom-tailors lessons to each student...perhaps this is the wave of the future -- individualized learning mixed with on-line learning.

Uh Oh...Calculators and Beyond!!!

The new Wolfram Alpha site does more than calculate -- it does Calculus!!

It remains to be seen if this is good or evil as we humans cannot see into the future. As technology has evolved so has Math curricula. The SAT is so different than it was in 19XX as I-83/4s have been normalized into the classroom and Excel spreadsheets have invaded corpoarte and daily life.

The debate over technology makes for a great discussion about the future of education and the future of society.

Cell Phones for Learning and Teaching Math?

What role should technology play in the classroom and in life?

This article sparked 46 reader comments. Some felt that the phones were a distractor to the content...others felt that it might be engaging for the students.

I have found that varying the delivery of content keeps students engaged. Perhaps the smartphone as one mode of instruction might supplement other techniques and devices (group work, teach back, TI-83/4, Excel, etc.).

Many students of Generation Text have come to depend on technology perhaps too much -- although coming from the Dinosaur Age of learning without calculators (because they were not available), it is hard to imagine growing up with these types of technology.