> information on setting up a rental program for students to use the
> calculators during the quarter. Thanks to anyone who is doing this or
> something similar.
>
> At 07:14 AM 4/16/97 -0400, Shona Young wrote:
> >I don't know if this is what you mean, but TI allows loaner sets of
> >calculators for a month or two if necessary. I am a high school math teacher
> >and will be getting a loaner set of TI92 for the month of May. Contact them
> >through their website.
> >Shona Young
We considered a rental program but could not get anyone (the bookstore,
library, or math lab) to sponsor it. We investigated rentals when we
began "requiring" graphing calculators in Precalculus and Calculus
classes.
We subsequently purchased (using grant money) two classroom sets -- first
TI-82s then TI-83s. These are "loaned" as needed for individual class
sessions and returned to the closet at the end of class. We also have a
set of inexpensive four-function calculators purchased by one of the
instructors for use in developmental classes.
Most of our students in Precalculus and Calculus purchased graphing
calculators without complaint when I began using them in the first days
of class. Even our economically disadvantaged students [and we have
many] seem to have their own. I use the "loaners" only rarely -- for
exams or an especially calculator-intensive class.
matthewg@goliath.sunyocc.edu
George E. Matthews, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY13215
(315) 469-2381
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