Hey Paul this is Gabe. I also agree with you. Part of functioning in the world is our ability to deal with people and interact with them, and no matter how reliant we become on computers and other advances in technology, there will always be a need for that. I think that computers are wonderful things, as I am discussing their ironic downsides as I type away this second. Too much of anything is bad, thats why they call it too much and not just enough. Too much technology leads to not enough something else, which is in this case the utilization of pedagogical methods and basic learning by means of reading books, etc. So yes, I assume I am just rehashing what I opened with. But you wanted input, and there it is, and as for the girl with the icon about her synth, mine are way better than yours. What is up with girls and synthesizers? I guess they think they're cute. Yeah thats right, I've come to pick a fight with a girl, and yes, I'm a sissy. Good topic Paul, keep em coming it gives me something to do for three minutes.
computers a powerful teaching tool
anonymous
March 19 2004, 05:50:59 UTC
In an given classroom the overall goal is to engage students in meaningful activities that promote learning. I believe in the constructivist approach, that is allowing students to form their own meaning and not telling them exactly what they should have learned. Computers give students another opportunity to extend the learning process. The difference with today's tech. in the classroom is that most of the educational programs being designed and used today are multidimensional, they dont just focus on one skill, much like integrated curriculums. They also involve active communication within the class, what students are doing on the computer eventually leads to a whole group discussion. Thats why schools like technology. Should classrooms have computers is not the question, the real question is how should computers be used as a teaching tool. I like to use them as an extension tool, or for research purposes. However I have found that special needs students ( ADHA, ESL) students benefit from computers greatly.As for spending for
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I hate being anonymous, I am going to start a live journal just so I can have a name when I post on your lj. My lj will be dedicated to responding to your posts, hahaha
Mark, although you probably figured out by the tone of my above bias lecture, sorry...
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sorry for that mumbo jumbo... hahah mumbo jumbo ?!?
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Mark, although you probably figured out by the tone of my above bias lecture, sorry...
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