Why+use+technology+to+teach+a+math+lesson?

=Overview= In their study, Kroesbergen & Van Luit,(2002) found that > "...students in regular education were found to benefit most from guided instruction while the students in special education benefited most from structured instruction." (p. 375)

In her article, //Differentiating Instruction in Mathematics for the English Language Learner//, Murray (2008) states, > "In 2004, there were approximately 5 million children in grades K - 12 who were considered ELLs (NCELA, 2004). Students from various language backgrounds may be learning English at the same time that they are learning new concepts in mathematics taught through English." (p. 146)

How do teachers differentiate math instruction? One way to do this is to leverage math learning stations that leverage technology.

On this wikipage you will read about the benefits of creating learning stations with technology & their requirements. You will also see an example of how I constructed online learning stations for 3rd grade students I taught.

1.) Benefits
Technology learning stations provides the following benefits: > 1. the opportunity for teachers to work with small groups of students of different reading abilities > 2. access to multi-modal learning environments across the Internet > 3. a digital classroom that is easily shared > 4. an efficient and flexible way for students to move in and out of reading groups

2.) Requirements
> 1. A classroom web site, like wikispaces, to organize learning stations > 2. a committment to small group instruction

3.) Example
> 1. This example is from the last elementary-aged class I taught in 2013. >> a. Locate the following for each station on the image below: >>> (i.) Flexible Group Assignments >>> (ii.) Technology needed for the station >>> (iii.) Description of the task or link to the task >>> (iv.) Location of the station >> b. Notice the use of color