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This study was aimed at investigating the attitudes of pre-service teachers' attitudes towards using technology and virtual manipulatives in teaching mathematics and also to determine the effect of gender on their attitudes. The sample of this study consisted of 105 pre-service mathematics teachers (30) males and (75) females were chosen from Islamic University of Gaza in 1st semester 2014/2015.Likert Type Attitude Scale which contained (41) items was developed and administrated to the sample. Weighted Average, standard deviation and T-test were used to analyze the results. The results of the study revealed that the pre-service mathematics teachers have positive attitudes toward using technology and virtual manipulatives in teaching mathematics. Results showed that there is no statistically significant difference due to gender. (Published abstract)