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Eight Ideas for Using the Computer in Elementary Mathematics

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 30 Issue 1, October 1991

4 – 7

Eight Ideas for Using the Computer in Elementary Mathematics

W. George Cathcart

Computer use has been categorized in a variety of ways. For example, Taylor (1980) has compiled a set of readings that describe the computer as a tutor, tool and tutee. A more extensive taxonomy might include at the least the following uses.