Intergration Of Information Technology Into Middle School Mathematics Instruction

Integrating the Information Technology into mathematics has been known to the Education Minister as well as Middle school teachers for many years. How to integrate the Information Technology(IT) into mathematics is a hot issue in education. Many schools and teachers have made great efforts in this project and achieved a lot. But there are still many problems: such as invalid integration and misuse of it which prevent the integration from deepening. Consequently, the elaboration of the integrating practice is necessary.In order to bring the integration into real effect. It is necessary to nail down the concept of Integrating Technology(IT) into mathematic course. In chapter one and two of this article, the concept is defined by three aspects: the diverse understanding of integrating TT into other subjects, the history of integrating TT into mathematics, and the theoretical basis of the integration.In chapter Two, the paper gives a panorama of the domestic and international development of the integration between IT and mathematic course. As we get rich experience through the analysis, we also find many problems, one of which is a blind inefficient integration in teaching practice. It means teachers do not know what the information technology can do for mathematics and how it should be carried out. Thus,How to guide and provide help for teachers in integration is of great significance.In chapter Four, the paper illustrates four functions which the information technology can do in mathematics teaching, and four principles which should be followed in the integration implementation. The paper also discuss how the information technology can be used in a specific way in the practice of concept teaching and principle teaching.In chapter Five,We discuss how mathematics teachers use information technology in mathematics curriculum. We give four teaching cases that can be consulted by teachers in the practice.In the last chapter,the author reflects on the problems and advantages in the current integration and proposes his own viewpoint of integration,for the purpose of stimulating more thinkings in the education field and deepening the practice of integaration.