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As popularity and usage of digital tools rises, it's important to know what, exactly, makes a good digital math tool, says Laura Ascione, Editorial Director at eSchool Media.
We recently spoke with Texthelp’s Chief Technology Officer, Ryan Graham,
on the current state of edtech tools in math and the future of math
education. As popularity and usage of digital tools rises, Graham shares
his thoughts on what makes a good digital math tool.
During the COVID-19 disruption to education, the use of edtech tools surged. In fact, according, recent research, downloads of education apps in the U.S. increased by 130 percent.
Within this surge, math saw the biggest jump in edtech tool usage. Math has historically been board-based in the classroom and paper-based at home. And while students had used digital tools like math games and at-home practice apps, these were strictly supplemental. Over this last year, however, as a result of COVID-19, teachers and students have had to adapt to using digital math-related tools, some for the first time.
Since March of 2020, the usage of Texthelp’s own STEM application, EquatIO, has risen by more than 150 percent.
We recently spoke with Texthelp’s Chief Technology Officer, Ryan Graham, on the current state of edtech tools in math and the future of math education. As popularity and usage of digital tools rises, Graham shares his thoughts on what makes a good digital math tool.
Source: eSchool News
