Who is the Math Tools Community?
The survey revealed that professionals attracted to the Math Tools developers’ community are primarily teachers and other individuals involved in various aspects of K-12 education. Table 1 summarizes the survey findings. About half of the Math Tools community is composed of teachers in K-12 schools (and international equivalents). The rest of the user community is made up of software developers, graduate students in educational technology, education researchers, graphic designers, and a variety of educational administrators and support staff. The survey also showed that the Math Tools community was generally quite experienced, as the majority of professionals had more than 5 years of experience in their field. About one-third of the community members developed their own software. Of the 56 members surveyed, 20 (36%) reported that they develop their own math software. The majority of these developers (75%) created software not as their primary profession or studies, but in support of th
