When you hear the word calculator, I bet your mind immediately goes to math class and solving problems that can’t be solved efficiently in your head or on paper. While calculators are traditionally ...

(StatePoint) If you remember your teachers and parents telling you not to rely too heavily on calculators, you may be inclined to pass on the same mindset to your own children. Here are some of the ...

A new position statement by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on the use of calculators in math classrooms emphasizes a “balance” between the electronic aids and paper-and-pencil ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about ...

Happy female teacher assisting school kids during an e-learning class at elementary school. Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed with inquiries about the impact Generative Artificial Intelligence will have ...

Educators also rationalize that calculators are so inexpensive and commonplace that students must become competent in using them. New math texts contain whole sections on solving problems with a ...

There is no avoiding the constant chatter about AI these days. Really, it’s been months. As a math teacher, this struggle over new technology feels oddly familiar. More than 30 years ago, the National ...

There is a full-featured calculator hidden in your iPad, even though Apple never ported the iPhone Calculator app to its tablets. Actually, there are two of them. Steve Jobs nixed the calculator from ...