To Use Technology or Not to Use Technology?  That should NOT be the question!

To Use Technology or Not to Use Technology? That should NOT be the question!

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But if it is the question, you need an answer that reflects putting students’ success at the forefront. This is a question I have been asked all too often recently by both administrators and educators at all levels. Of course, the technology they are usually referring to is …  the calculator. With the release of the Calculator Policy statements by PARCC and SBAC as well as state assessments such as the TN Ready in my own state of Tennessee, many teachers, principals, and district level personnel have often made the decision to simply eliminate calculator use from the classroom. “If they can’t use it on the test why should we let them use it in the classroom?” That is the rationale for many of the decisions that have been made.…
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