The Computer as Educational Tool
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Part of the appeal of the personal computer has been its value as an educational tool for the children in the family, and the computer has also become an important component in the elementary school classroom as a way of allowing children to access information in a new and more rapid way. There are other technological developments that have also served the classroom, and the rush to wire schoolrooms and libraries is part of the desire to achieve the so-called information superhighway which will eventually link home, school, business, and government in a huge electronic network of services. Teachers and administrators have found new technologies to be valuable in the classroom but also to create new problems, not the least of which is how to pay for the technology in the first place and for upgrades as needed. This difficulty has also exacerbated a perennial educational problem, the disparity in the provision of resources to richer and poorer districts and children. Technology benefits those schools that can purchase it, but the lack of technology only places poorer districts that much further behind the rest of the nation. The value of new educational technology is emphasized by students, teachers, and administrators in the heart of the Silicon Valley where much of this technology is made. Harvey Barnett of the Cupertino Union School District says that his goal is to provide 5 or 6 computers per classroom. The district has not achieved this goal because of money, and
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ties. This program was accompanied by the installation of computer workstations with access to the Internet in each teacher's classroom. David Katz, director of the San Jose Education Network, explained, "By creating this electronic linkage and giving them training and incentives, teachers can expand and innovate and really make a big change in the way kids learn" (Bank 1A).
John See is with the Minnesota Department of Education and offers advice to principals and teachers who need to write or rewrite technology plans to update those they may have developed in the 1980s. The rapidity with which technology is changing today makes it nearly impossible to plan long-term. See recommends thinking in terms of output rather than input and to develop a plan that specifies what students, staff, and administration should be able to do with technology. This should be tied to the long-term budget. Outcome planning can also help determine which brand of computer and what technology to buy by discovering what applications will help students, staff, and administration. The principal should see beyond buying technology to teaching technology. Technology needs to be integrated into the educational system. Technology should be part of th
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