How to use technology in Mathematics and Science

After reading Chapter 11 on integrating technology into Mathematics and Science, it made me realize how far technology has come since I was in elementary school. We used to play Math games like Number Munchers on the old apple computers with green screens. There was only one computer lab at the school and we were lucky to go once a week. These days computers are used as learning centers in the classroom. Students have easier access to computers and have a greater knowledge of how to use them than I did at their age. Computers can offer students who are struggling in Math a chance to get extra practice on a skill that they need help with. This provides the struggling student not only a learning experience, but entertainment at the same time. One of the Math programs that are popular at my school is called Batter Up. The students can do addition, subtraction and multiplication. They also can pick the level of difficulty from easy, medium, or hard. This allows students to have a chance to play but on their own personal level.
One thing that I like to do with a Science lesson is pull up pictures of animals that the students have never seen before. Another use we have for the computer is using it to look up the weather. We have a calendar that we discuss daily and weather is included on it. Math and Science are two of the easiest subjects I feel to integrate technology into.