I have read through more than one article on the advantages and disadvantages of having computers and technology in the class room, and if so at what age do you put them in there? Do all students have to use it or just some of them? Should it be required to have a certain amount of computer time? My mind still has not been made up on all of those questions.
I do however feel that especially when pertaining to math using computers is very beneficial. As you can see on some of my links there is so much information out there on math subjects. The eManipulatives can help a student that is struggling to understand what the teacher is trying to say and just simply watching what they are doing, students can actually explore the math problems without fear of getting them wrong or embarrassment of not understanding it. Also it is beneficial to the students that are quick learners and retain math easily to move ahead on problems without the need of extra time.
I think that in addition to what the students are learning out of the book and in the classroom; computers will benefit most in how they understand and retain math information.
http://education.nationaljournal.com/2011/07/pondering-digital-learning.php
Links to some eManipulatives:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/manip/mn_k.html
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mthexp/g2/emanip.html
http://www.windsorct.org/wpselemmath/eManipulatives.htm
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