HP 39gs F2223AA プリント
製品コード
F2223AA
South San Antonio ISD finds HP 39gs
calculators ease math challenges
calculators ease math challenges
HP 39gs calculator frees algebra teacher to teach
“The HP 39gs calculator is so easy to use, it practically teaches by itself. So
it’s now easier for me to teach algebra—because I don’t have to teach how
to use the calculator.”
—Joel Gaines, Math Teacher, South San Antonio Independent School
District
it’s now easier for me to teach algebra—because I don’t have to teach how
to use the calculator.”
—Joel Gaines, Math Teacher, South San Antonio Independent School
District
HP customer case
study: HP 39gs
calculator’s easy-to-
use interface makes it
easy for math students
to grasp algebraic
concepts
study: HP 39gs
calculator’s easy-to-
use interface makes it
easy for math students
to grasp algebraic
concepts
Industry: Education
Math is a top priority for the South San Antonio
Independent School District: it’s outlined in the lead
sentence in its vision and goals statement for student
learning to improve achievement in math and science.
Independent School District: it’s outlined in the lead
sentence in its vision and goals statement for student
learning to improve achievement in math and science.
The district also believes that technology should be
used to increase the effectiveness of student learning,
as well as teachers’ ability to teach.
used to increase the effectiveness of student learning,
as well as teachers’ ability to teach.
For two years, now, math teacher Joel Gaines has
taken that guidance and run with it. He’s equipped his
eighth-grade algebra students with HP 39gs
calculators, partially made possible with a grant from
HP.
taken that guidance and run with it. He’s equipped his
eighth-grade algebra students with HP 39gs
calculators, partially made possible with a grant from
HP.
The calculator that ‘teaches by itself’
Gaines is a believer in the role technology can play in
the classroom. But, he says, it has to be good
technology. “Put a device with batteries in front of kids,
and they just take off,” he says. “But the technology
has to be easy to use and understand. If it’s not easy
to use they get frustrated.”
Gaines is a believer in the role technology can play in
the classroom. But, he says, it has to be good
technology. “Put a device with batteries in front of kids,
and they just take off,” he says. “But the technology
has to be easy to use and understand. If it’s not easy
to use they get frustrated.”
Given this perspective, it’s no surprise that the first
thing Gaines noticed about the HP 39gs calculator is
how easy it is to use. “I handed the calculator out, and
thing Gaines noticed about the HP 39gs calculator is
how easy it is to use. “I handed the calculator out, and
Objective:
Improvements in students’ math achievement; more
effective teaching
effective teaching
Approach:
Incorporate graphic calculator into algebra
curriculum
curriculum
IT improvements:
• Ease of use means students up to speed quickly
• Minimal number of steps to perform operations
• Single button to switch between function views
• Two-way infrared port simplifies transmission of
e-lessons
Business benefits:
• Frees up classroom time for teaching
• Easier for students to grasp relationship between
functions
• Less risk of student frustration
• Calculator projection software makes leading
lessons easy
• Customizable e-lessons support specific lessons,
curricula
• Flexible and powerful for most secondary school
math and science classes