Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Boston, Massachusetts, March 21-24, 2013

Paper S064

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Mobile Math Apps: Innovative Smartphone Technology

Douglas Ensley

Shippensburg University

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Barbara Kaskosz

University of Rhode Island

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ABSTRACT

Mobile devices, including smartphones and slate computers, offer an exciting array of possibilities in the way we use technology to teach mathematics. The Mobile Math Apps project, supported by NSF DUE 1140299, is focused on the development of precalculus modules created as 'apps' for smartphones, the dissemination of best practices for mobile mathematics teaching, and research into how use and efficacy of mobile devices differ from traditional computer platforms. This paper will describe the motivation, objectives, and assessment plan for this project.

Keyword(s): mobile platforms