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Getting up to date technology in my students' hands would be a dream come true. The TI83 Plus CE has so many more capabilities compared to other graphing calculators. The programming that students use with this calculator is more user friendly and math-like. For example, students input piece-wise functions via a template that looks identical to what they would see in a textbook, compared to needing a full sheet of instructions of programming language to input a piece-wise function on an earlier version of graphing calculator. This same idea applies to calculus functions such as integrals and derivatives, as well as many other mathematical concepts. I will be able to focus my teaching on math, rather than programming language, when utilizing these calculators. Don't get me wrong, there is definitely a place for learning about programming, but with a jam-packed mathematics curriculum, I need all my time to be focused on mathematical concepts rather than how to program the calculator to do what we want it to do. My school is located in a low income economically disadvantaged area where calculators are not at the top of parent's shopping lists. Therefore, we try to provide teachers with classroom sets. However, due to budgeting constraints, my school has always ordered the most cost effective version of calculator, which is quickly becoming outdated. We have even ordered refurbished items to ensure that all students have access. The best calculators shouldn't be reserved for economically privileged individuals or areas. I can just imagine the looks on my students' faces if I am able to show them the most current version of calculator on the market and all of its capabilities.

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Getting up to date technology in my students' hands would be a dream come true. The TI83 Plus CE has so many more capabilities compared to other graphing calculators. The programming that students use with this calculator is more user friendly and math-like. For example, students input piece-wise functions via a template that looks identical to what they would see in a textbook, compared to needing a full sheet of instructions of programming language to input a piece-wise function on an earlier version of graphing calculator. This same idea applies to calculus functions such as integrals and derivatives, as well as many other mathematical concepts. I will be able to focus my teaching on math, rather than programming language, when utilizing these calculators. Don't get me wrong, there is definitely a place for learning about programming, but with a jam-packed mathematics curriculum, I need all my time to be focused on mathematical concepts rather than how to program the calculator to do what we want it to do. My school is located in a low income economically disadvantaged area where calculators are not at the top of parent's shopping lists. Therefore, we try to provide teachers with classroom sets. However, due to budgeting constraints, my school has always ordered the most cost effective version of calculator, which is quickly becoming outdated. We have even ordered refurbished items to ensure that all students have access. The best calculators shouldn't be reserved for economically privileged individuals or areas. I can just imagine the looks on my students' faces if I am able to show them the most current version of calculator on the market and all of its capabilities.

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