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Computers assist students

ath has come a long way these big computers, but were seen
M 1 + 1 equaled 2 and 2+2 calculator. Students were allowed to
since grade school, where carrying around mini computers, or the
equaled 4. With the advancement of use these in their homework and even
computers students are finding new tests. Several students summed up on
and even fun ways to work with math. the calculator by saying "I never would
Millard ~orth provided students have made it through math if I was not
with computers to work on. Students allowed to use my calculator.''
were seen everyday in the computer ~ By using these mini computers
room using these computers. Not only students found it easier and faster to
were the computers available for work with math. And by using the big
students use, but there were classes computers it provided not only
offered for students who had a serious math problems, but also provid-
computer future in mind. Some of ed some games. With these games
these classes were Computer Pro- students found fun ways to work with
gramming and Computer Projects. math.
Students were not only seen using

Helping students learn and understand their
homework is just one of the things math teacher
Jane Herfkens accomplishes in geometry class.
Showing students in algebra class how to work
problems out on a graph, is math teacher Len
Soderberg.

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