The use of technology in classrooms has been a key instrument for learning and understanding. According to Pierce and Ball (2009) the students’ attitudes toward math improve when they are working with technology in the classroom. In addition, they are able to gain a greater knowledge of the subject. Students can explore math concepts using a variety of tools, like calculators, or online manipulative tools. The use of the right technology into math classes requires careful consideration and a thorough understanding of how it works.
One of the major benefits of integrating technology into mathematics lessons is that teachers can come up with more creative ways to teach the subject. This is because some of the latest digital tools are designed specifically to use students’ modelling and visual power. For instance, software programs permit students to create 3D geometrical models of figures such as cones and cubes in a way that helps students understand the characteristics and shapes of these objects.
The most effective technology tools also assist students to free up their working memories definitions of math and its applications so that they can concentrate on modeling and problem formulation. They also aid in the development of public records of thinking, which are modifiable and transferable, as well as shareable with peers and teachers. This approach is aimed at bridging the gap between the informal knowledge of students and formal structures of mathematics and science phenomena.