Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fAK08h011467; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:08:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:08:43 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <91.13a6c785.292af844@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: KUTHFAM@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2115] Re: use of technology X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 118 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_91.13a6c785.292af844_boundary" Status: O Content-Length: 3578 Lines: 71 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/19/2001 11:17:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, beaver1@pon.net writes: > What types of technology do you use other than computers? How are they used? > How has technology changed how you teach? > Which type of technology has had the greatest impact in teaching literacy? > If you could use only one type of technology, what would you use? Why? > > I don't have ready access to computers. The technology I do have and use is the calculator. If I could only have one piece of technology, it would be the calculator. Most of my students don't, and probably never will, own a computer. While I certainly agree that a computer is a great teaching tool, it can only be used if one has access to one, or as long as the student is in the classroom. Most of the students do own and use TV , VCR CD player. While I might use these as teaching tools, my students probably already know how to use these. A calculator, however, is affordable. Any student can use it. For my low level students, using a calcular to to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers is a useful life tool. They might make arithmetic errors, but using a calculator, can usually do the arithmetic correctly. A higher lever student can use the calculator to perform calculations as above more quickly and more accurrately. These students can also learn how to do the more difficult funtions (square, square root, %, memery key) on a calculator. Millie Kuth Hamilton City ABLE Hamilton OH 45011
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