This paper was written as a discussion guide for participants at an Australian conference. How calculators and computers might affect the curriculum is discussed, with questions focused on what mathematics should be taught, when, why, where, and how. (MNS)

Calculator activities for grade 1 are presented. Included are introductory activities, such as keying and finding patterns, and skill lessons, with such topics as ordering number, greater than and less than, estimation, and problem solving included. (MNS)

Several problems that can be used with calculators are provided. Teaching tips and references are included. (MNS)

Three games in which the calculator plays an important facilitating role are presented. It promotes a "guess then adjust your guess" strategy. The games are described within the context of elementary, junior high, and secondary classrooms. (MNS)

Exercises are used when beginning work with calculators to help pupils think about what they are doing. Four worksheets are included, with discussion of their objectives. (MNS)

Describes a process which allows students to explore repeating decimals without being inhibited by the limitations of the calculator display. In addition, the process can take some of the mystery from the decimal forms of rational numbers. (JN)

Discusses the role of computers in mathematics education, including their use (computer science) as a subject area and as a means of delivering instruction. Indicates that the computer challenge is here but the mathematics education system has yet to rise to the challenge. (JN)

Several examples are given to show that the calculator can be a tool to enhance mathematical understanding. Expressing rational numbers (fractions) as decimals provides the content focus. (MNS)

A collection of seven calculator games is presented. The mathematical concepts involved, the object of the game, the number of players needed, the rules, and variations for different grade levels are listed for each of the games. (DT)

A study of the effect of the use of calculators on student computational ability is reported. Results showed that treatment groups using calculators gained significantly more whole number computational ability than control groups not using calculators. Interaction between sex of student and calculator usage was not significant. (DT)

Arguments for and against the use of hand calculators in school mathematics are presented. (DT)

The place of binary arithmetic in the curriculum is discussed, then uses of binary coding for methods of automatic error correction in computers and calculators are analyzed. (DT)

A method is explained for using the calculator to determine the day of the week on which any given date falls. (DT)

The study analyzed gender attitudes of students in learning mathematics by using a calculator, in one of Botswana's Junior Secondary Schools. Students' attitudes were sought using a questionnaire and data was analyzed by both quantitative and qualitative methods. Attitude variables used were usefulness of calculators, enjoyment and anxiety in…

In this report, we give a sociocultural account of the mediating functions handheld graphing calculators and social interaction play in students' mathematical understanding. We discuss the evolution of students' abilities to symbolize, model, and develop collective mathematical practices about polynomial inequalities in instrumented activity. In…