Technology

· One idea we had for integrating technology and math is to use calculators in the classroom. You wouldn’t want to use it all the time, but it could be helpful in some cases. For example, if the class was measuring distance from one end of the hall to another they could cont home many steps it is from one classroom to another, then on the calculator multiply it by however many classrooms there are in the hall. This would give them an estimation of how long the hall is in feet. Because they are only in second grade and haven’t learned multiplication yet this would be a good resource.

· We also thought of making a math tape. The math tape would have instructions for a series of fun math problems that would be sort of a game. The students would have to listen to the instructions while completing the given assignment.

· We also thought of finding a math website that would have fun math activities that related to the math core. The students would have the opportunity to go on the website, and complete the specified amount of activities. Here is two of the websites we found:

o http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm

o http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/math-games-1st-3rd.asp