Mathematical research and development technology are interconnected. Mathematicians are responsible for the advancement of technology in the modern age. Mathematical ideas are used in the creation of medical treatments, the creation of transportation systems, as well as the development of efficient energy sources.
Many students do not understand why math is crucial in their lives. Technology in the classroom helps students make these connections. They can gain knowledge about the applications of math through interactive worksheets and data visualization tools. They can play games to help them practice and solve problems. Teachers can engage students in math by providing them with these opportunities and demonstrating that math is relevant to everyday life.
Research has also shown that websites and apps that are content-specific that allow students to use virtual manipulatives can be as effective as physical manipulatives in helping students engage and understanding. For instance, rekenreks as well as geoboards are tools that make it easy for students to see and represent numbers in various formats. They can be used for problem solving in number comprehension, problem solving, and reasoning with algebra.
The use of technology to reduce time in the classroom can be achieved by allowing students the option to work with data instead of calculating them manually. This lets them concentrate more on the significance of the data and the relationships between the variables in the question. Students can enter data for a graphing question and a computer program can draw the graph.