A current research problem in mathematics education is the characterization of the role of teachers in the processes of technology integration in mathematics classrooms. This article shows how two secondary mathematics teachers taught the concept of derivative of a function at a point and the concept of derivative function, one of them using…

This study examines the meaning attributed to the contribution of technology to pedagogical practices from the perspective of school ICT leaders. While previous studies use metaphors for bottom-up exploration, this study employs an innovative combination of bottom-up and top-down metaphor analysis based on two frameworks: (a) metaphors of general…

Reports show that handheld, wireless computers, once used by business professionals to keep track of appointments, contacts, e-mail, and the Internet, have found their way into classrooms and schools across the United States. However, there has not been much systematic research to investigate the effects of these new technology tools on student…