Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

New Technologies in Mathematics Teaching

Code

10787

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Matemática

Credits

6.0

Teacher in charge

António Manuel Dias Domingos, Maria Helena Coutinho Gomes Almeida Santos

Weekly hours

5

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

This course aims to provide students with a general discussion of the different kinds of technologies availablefor classroom use to promote teaching and learning of mathematics. The aim is to:
Identify new educational goals that become relevant with the emergence of new technologies,
Discuss the conditions for successful integration of new technologies in the activity of the classroom,
Explore in detail the operation of each one of the technologies presented,
Identify the strengths and limitations of each technology,
Develop materials for the classroom, based on the use of technologies studied.

Prerequisites

Absent

Subject matter

The program of the course includes the following topics:
Graphing calculators - functions
Graphing calculators - statistics and sequences
sensors to collect data
Internet (applets, Moodle)
Cabri-géomètre (2D, 3D)
Geometer''''s Sketchpad
TI Nspire Graphing Calculators (CX and CAS)
Derive
Excel
Modellus

Bibliography

Gimbert, B., & Cristol, D. (2004). Teaching curriculum with technology: enhancing children’s technological competence during early childhood. Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(3), 207-216.

Guin, D., Ruthven, K., & Trouche, L. (Eds.). (2005). The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators, Turning a Computational Device into a Mathematical Instrument. Boston: Springer.

Hoyles, C., & Lagrange, J.-B. (Eds.). (2010). Mathematics Education and Technology-Rethinking the Terrain: The 17th ICMI Study. Londres: Springer.

Johnston-Wilder, S., & Pimm, D. (2005). Teaching Secondary Mathematics with ICT. Berkshire, England: Open University Press.

Martins, H., & Domingos, A. (2018). Estatística no Secundário com Calculadora Gráfica (FCT-UNL Ed.). Lisboa: NOVA. FCT Editorial.

Ponte, J. P., Canavarro, A. P. (1997). Matemática e Novas Tecnologias. Lisboa: U. Aberta.

Veloso, E. (Ed.). (1998). Geometria. Lisboa: IIE.

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