Week 3- Low-cost handhelod targets elementary students --Comments

The idea that these teachermate machines are cheaper is great but the idea that students are going to spend to much time by using these machine scare me. I think the best way to learn math is solving problems. A machine like this is good because students can learn and get fun at the same time but for me students shouldn't spend too much time in front of a machine because what they really need is to exercise their own reasoning. Sometimes, students see the answers of math exercises before they, at least, make a second effort for solving a problem, and in that case, students would not be learning to reasoning. Again for me the best think is that teachers are with students to answer any question and controlling this math activities with the use of technology to make sure students are really learning.