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Using USA TODAY in your TECHNOLOGY curriculum

USA TODAY gives special attention to the rapidly changing technology field, both from a technical aspect (How does it work?) and from an applied aspect (How will it sell in the market place and benefit consumers?). Students can gain in-depth knowledge about the Information Age as it unfolds around them, revolutionizing many aspects of their lives including work, communications and entertainment.

Connecting standards to USA TODAY

To effectively utilize these types of activities in your curriculum, order a discounted classroom set of USA TODAY newspapers which comes with a daily lesson plan featuring corresponding activities.

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As a classroom teacher for 33 years I have been searching for unique ways to present mathematics, so that students will see, feel, and understand the concepts, particularly for Algebra I. Classroom teachers are looking for nontraditional problems to use in their classes and the new USA TODAY and Texas Instruments Math TODAY activities do just that. These activities are presented in the context of real-life situations that come from the different sections of USA TODAY. The use of handheld technology has brought life into the mathematics classroom by exploring the mathematical concepts in context, using graphics from USA TODAY.

Bob Tower
Mathematics Teacher/Department Chair
Roosevelt High School
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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