Re: When to Use Computers in Schools
westlake high school (george@imssys.imssys.com)
Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:53:57 EST
Brian MacIsaac <x92srb@juliett.stfx.ca> wrote:
> In my classroom and the school most teachers believe that
>computers should only be used for research or to provide the students
>with a secondary source of learning.
>
> In my opinion, computers have a place in the High School
>classrooms, but if the students do not have access to the computers most
>of the time, then the lessons based on computers seem to be a distraction.
>Please write me about your ideas.
Computer usage should be integrated into the curriculum. Computers should
be made available as a tool for instruction just as a book or any other
learning devise. They can not stand alone, nor do they stand alone in any
aspect of daily life whether it might be the local bank, dentist office,
public library or government office.
Mr. George Hedrick
Media Specialist
Westlake High School
3300 Middletown Road
Waldorf, MD 20603
301-645-8857
george@imssys.imssys.com