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Smith, Lauren. "Winning Equation: How Technology Can Help Save Math Education." //Edutopia //. 22 May 2008. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. .

__How did the teacher use technology in this lesson/approach? Details – time, activities, products, etc__ Judy Murphy, the teacher mentioned in this article, takes her students to the computer lab every other week to use the Assistment system (a one-on-one tutorial system). She uses these tools to help students prepare to answer state tested math questions. The teacher takes the results of the student assessments online to tailor her instruction to hone in on the skills students are struggling with the most based on data regarding the number of students who missed a certain question.

__How did the students use technology? Details – time, activities, products, etc?__ Students use the technology to practice math problems. When they get an answer wrong, instruction is given (a review of the problem), and then a similar problem is given to see if the student has now understood the problem. The results of the students' work can be monitored and evaluated by the teacher to see which problems are continually missed; this helps the teacher monitor the areas students need most improvement in. Students also used tutorials to show them how to do the problems as necessary. Students who had already mastered that content were able to skip the tutorial and move on to more challenging problems. The ability to work at their own pace and focusing in on one topic more closely by using a tutorial is a major advantage of this technology use.

__ How were students assessed? How were students’ content knowledge, skills, and/or technology skills evaluated? __ The online quizzing assesses the students' content knowledge and skills in computing/solving math problems.

__ How were students provided feedback, remediation, scaffolding? __ Tutorials detailing how to solve challenging problems are available to students who need them. Otherwise, they may be skipped over to go on to more challenging material for students who have already mastered that content.