What new problems does the technology introduce?
There really are not any brand new problems that this technology introduces besides actually learning how to use it in the classroom and teaching it to the class. One problem that may be introduced by this technology is simply making students learn to rely on themselves. This may be hard to do for some students who are lazy and do not like to solve things for themselves. Another problem may be having enough computers for everyone to run their computer related experiments. Thinker Tools may force the teacher to actually teach the students how to be good self evaluators and good communicators, which is not necessarily a problem just a challenge for teachers. 6.) What demands does technology place upon teachers and students? Thinker Tools does not introduce many new demands on teachers or students. Instead I think it makes things easier for the students because they will now have a method that can help them break down a problem and go through the inquiry process to try to solve it or unde