Using a soccer cyberhunt, elementary school students can learn all about the game of soccer while practicing computer skills. The cyberhunt teaches about: the history of soccer; soccer's name in other countries; number of players on the field; women's World Cup soccer; soccer rules; soccer legend, Pele; soccer moves; and the soccer ball. A…

Describes features and uses of the Geometry Forum, a National Science Foundation funded Internet project which includes a set of electronic newsgroups for people interested in geometry. (MKR)

Presents ways that teachers can gain free or low-cost access to the international electronic network known as the Internet. Discusses activities in British Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Newfoundland, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia. (MKR)

Discusses an activity in which computers with color monitors can be used to demonstrate light blending with relative ease. (MKR)

Compares two groups of students in an intermediate algebra course and two groups of students in a college algebra course with regard to the use/non-use of computer algebra software in the courses. Indicates that in both courses, students using the software outperformed the students not using the software on a common final exam. (Author/ASK)

Describes how personal digital assistants (PDAs) can help even the most reluctant young writers feel empowered. Designed to provide a one-computer-per-person ratio for an entire classroom, they offer interactive word processing at a low price. PDAs are useful because they are ready when the students are, they promote collaboration, and they make…

Integrates different geometries and blends several topics that have important applications in both higher mathematics and other disciplines. Aims to make these topics more attractive and understandable to high school students in a way that reinforces logical thinking with visual understanding obtained through computer usage. Contains 28…

Describes the use of a spreadsheet in running a hands-on prey/predator simulation that enables students to see the effect of selection pressure on one allele in a gene pool. Discusses setting up and running the simulation, class discussion issues, exploring assumptions, and extensions. (JRH)

Presents mathematics problems which use technology for exploring and verifying relationships among data sets; comparing and analyzing effects of changes in parameters of mathematical models; simulating complex, expensive, or dangerous events using probability models based on random outcomes; and graphically or numerically zooming in on apparent…

Describes methods for creating integrated multimedia documents using recent advances in print, audio, and video digitization that bring added usefulness to computers as data acquisition, processing, and presentation tools. Discusses advantages of digital documentation. (JRH)

Outlines a geometry task that uses computers to transform some quadrilaterals into other quadrilaterals. (ASK)

Learners' choices of problem solving tools and techniques are influenced by the context in which the problem is encountered, and methods utilized in one context may not be recognized as natural ways to proceed in another. Explores the process of fostering learner-initiated applications of technology to address the wide range of problems outside of…

It is not necessary for students to learn about numbers and number operations before effectively using calculators; rather that such understanding and skill follows naturally from appropriate access to technology. Students using calculators and computers demonstrate improved attitudes toward mathematics, increased confidence in their problem…

A teacher of learning disabled students discusses use of the computer to free students from the constraints of their disability. Recommended are learner controlled utilities including word processing, data banks, and the LOGO programming language. (DB)

The computer can be used as a tool to represent and communicate geometric knowledge. With the appropriate software, a geometric diagram can be manipulated through a series of animation that offers more than one particular snapshot as shown in a traditional mathematical text. Geometric constructions with the computer enable the learner to see and…