PhotoMath app to dumb down students like never before: gives instant answer to picture of a math problem
‘First there were slide rules, then calculators, then more sophisticated calculator versions for specific types of mathematical applications. Now there is an app call PhotoMath that can be loaded into cellular smartphones and can copy the image of a math problem in a textbook and provide the answer.
Many educators are concerned about using the device to cheat on assignments. But the manufacturer, MicroLink, maintains it’s designed as an educational tool. How so? Well, after receiving the instant answer to a problem that was photographed from a book or test sheet, there is a step by step mode which shows how the answer was derived.
The New York Daily News reported: “Izet Zdralovic, co-founder of the London-based company MicroBLINK that developed the product, told The News he understands the concern about students using it for less than honest purposes on their schoolwork but insists the program is a learning tool.”‘
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