Abstract

Information technology - IT - is today considered and portrayed to be one of the most important driving force for development and changes of the society in the industrial word. Especially this is true in the development and rapid changes that occur in the education sector. The Internet constitutes an extensive and resourceful tool, which could serve as an instrument when it comes to teaching mathematics. While as a teaching tool it can also be very time-consuming and hard to get started with and get used to.

This essay gives a short description of the potentialities as well as of the difficulties of using Internet as a tool in teaching secondary mathematics. The essay also presents a structured list of links to Internet sites that hopefully can be a good help in getting started.