Unit 5 – Speaker, R. Technologies for Teaching Science and Mathematics in the K-12 Schools: Reviews, Observations and Directions for Practice in the S

This article by Richard B. Speaker discusses the different levels of technology for schools in the Southern United States. Speaker had four main questions he wanted to address in this article, which included:
o What aspects of multimedia and communications technologies are appropriate for teaching science and mathematics concepts and practices at different developmental levels?
o What technologies are teachers using to teach science and mathematics at different developmental levels in the United States?
o What inequities or divides still exist in technological access for science and mathematics teachers and their students at different developmental levels, especially in schools dealing with diverse students and children of poverty?
o In the current standards and achievement test driven educational situation, how are individual schools and teachers of science and mathematics integrating technology into their practices?
After gathering data, Speaker created a table to describe where different technology should be implemented in each grade. Also, Speaker ended by stating how the gap between the wealthy, well equipped communities and the poor, less equipped communities needs to shrink by having the federal government provide more funding for the poor, less equipped communities.
The table that Speaker created from his research is very helpful and should be viewed by districts around the United States. If students were introduced to different aspects of technology at the appropriate age, then students would be ready for jobs and advance technology skills in their futures. The article itself was not easy to read, but the information given, especially the table is very beneficial for incorporating technology in the classroom.