MISC> Book Review ?The Flickering Mind,? Are Computers Wrecking Schools?

**************************************************************
Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround
**************************************************************
Are Computers Wrecking Schools?
A new and controversial book argues that computers have done far more harm
than good to education
http://www.msnbc.com/news/980334.asp?0cv=KB20&cp1=1

Oct. 14 ?  Todd Oppenheimer, author of "The Flickering Mind," was among the
first journalists to leave print to explore computers, CD-ROMs and online
delivery, here at Newsweek. But what he saw of the cyberworld clearly
didn't sit well. After a few years he returned to the realm of print to
produce his first book?a carefully researched and scathing attack on
computers in education stretching back to the early Eighties. His subtitle
says it all: The false promise of technology in the classroom and how
learning can be saved.

Computer illogic
Despite great promise, technology is dumbing down the classroom
Todd Oppenheimer
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/30/ING8L39SIP1.DTL

This past year, as San Francisco school officials were dealing with budget
cuts by laying off teachers and librarians and closing school libraries,
spending on city schools was increasing in another area: classroom
computers. To keep up with the digital age, federal authorities gave city
schools just short of $1 million this year to buy 450 new desktop
computers. Their goal is to make sure there is at least one computer for
every 10 students in fourth through eighth grades. Meanwhile, the state is
contributing another $500,000 to high-tech education in San Francisco

Educational CyberPlayground
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com

<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>
EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND 
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com

VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET
FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING
Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO 
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp

HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp

SERVICES
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html

Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html
<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>

Other related posts: