ABSTRACT
In recent times, the use of digital technologies across many fields has come under increasingly intense scrutiny. Concerns have been growing over data security, cyberattacks, fake news, long-term exposure to wireless devices and digital screens, and the effect of use of social media on mental health and well-being. This chapter examines key debates in the use of digital technologies in the teaching and learning of mathematics. These debates encompass the extent to which the use of digital technologies improves educational outcomes in school mathematics, the rise of digital ‘assistants’ and ‘tutors’ for mathematics education and whether increasing use of mobile digital technologies in mathematics education helps all learners. The chapter concludes with consideration of the impact of current developments on the likely futures for promising forms of digital technologies for mathematics education.
