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The days of using overhead projectors and worksheets are long behind us. Engagement is a key component in a student's ability to learn and to thrive in a subject. Math is the subject of the future as our world evolves into a place that relies upon and builds so much using coding and algorithms. The use of technology can allow for children to better engage in mathematics, and gives them to the tools to more readily apply it to their own interests. Technology in the classroom allows us to better immerse and engage our students in rigorous and valuable lessons. It helps bridge the gap between understanding a theory or law and the real-world application of it. The addition of a set of Amazon Fire tablets to our classroom allows for the students to become more engaged and hands on with their own learning. Tablets allow for personalization and can be well utilized during small group activities where the learning is placed more into their own hands at their own pace. It allows for the use of various apps and interactive programs that can fully immerse the child and allow them to get the most out of any lesson. Through the use of a flipped classroom, students need access to technology in order to watch videos, interact with various apps and programs, as well as get the practice they need to be successful moving forward.

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The days of using overhead projectors and worksheets are long behind us. Engagement is a key component in a student's ability to learn and to thrive in a subject. Math is the subject of the future as our world evolves into a place that relies upon and builds so much using coding and algorithms. The use of technology can allow for children to better engage in mathematics, and gives them to the tools to more readily apply it to their own interests. Technology in the classroom allows us to better immerse and engage our students in rigorous and valuable lessons. It helps bridge the gap between understanding a theory or law and the real-world application of it. The addition of a set of Amazon Fire tablets to our classroom allows for the students to become more engaged and hands on with their own learning. Tablets allow for personalization and can be well utilized during small group activities where the learning is placed more into their own hands at their own pace. It allows for the use of various apps and interactive programs that can fully immerse the child and allow them to get the most out of any lesson. Through the use of a flipped classroom, students need access to technology in order to watch videos, interact with various apps and programs, as well as get the practice they need to be successful moving forward.

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