Electronic Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

San Antonio, Texas, March 6-9, 2008

Paper S025

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, ISBN 0-321-64488-3, Copyright (C) 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc.


The Next Generation of Handhelds - From Graphing Calculator to Microworld Maker

Thomas P. Dick


Oregon State Universiy


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ABSTRACT

Graphing calculators ushered in a new era of handheld accessibility to powerful technology. Since their introduction twenty years ago, graphing calculators have evolved incrementally in terms of functionality. The newest generation of devices, such as the TI-Nspire, offer a new opportunity to create microworlds through dynamic linkages of mathematical objects.

Keyword(s): graphing calculators, TI-Nspire