> Any "model" classroom should have enough computers as to have one per
> student.
Topper replys
>I'm afraid I have to disagree with Jeff. I don't see the need for
>every student to have their own computer at school. Ideally, students
>could work in pairs or small groups "together" on a single computer,
>thus promoting discussion around the activites and representations
>mediated "through" the computer and its' possible connections to
>outside resources - i.e., the Internet.
I have taught both ways and I prefer one computer per
student. This "better by sharing" could just as easily be used to
justify one textbook per 3 students. The computer is a tool and cost may
require one computer per class. It is still nice to have a computer
per student.
Tom Wetsel
twetsel@ac.net
Middle School Technology Teacher
Troy, Montgomery County, NC