How to get the most from computers in the classroom; summer workshops offer teachers ways to introduce technology into their schools as a tool instead of a toy
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A growing number of US teachers are enrolling in summer technology sessions to improve their proficiency and upgrade the quality of learning. The new approach seeks to help teachers use computers as an educational tool that helps students solve everyday problems. Among the new opportunities are online support communities, in which teachers from around the world can share information, and methods to avoid routine. Previous educational efforts frustrated teachers, who tried to learn computers amid technology problems, expensive software upgrades and student demands. Technology advocates face a growing backlash against heavy funding of computers. Some technology opponents accuse the technology expenses of weakening other school programs such as the arts and extracurricular activities. The Department of Education reported that approximately 80% of US schools had Internet access by 1997, and around 25% of those schools offered direct access in the classroom.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Voracious computers are siphoning talent from academia
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The high technology industry is that fastest growing in the nation, offering positions paying $30,000 to $60,000. The industry's rapid growth is affecting computer science departments in colleges across the country, as an increasing number of graduate and even under graduate students are abandoning their studies and taking jobs in the industry. Computer science professors are divided in their view of what is occurring within the industry. Most warn that when the market cools or shifts in emphasis, those programers and Web-site designers without a formal education will be left behind. Well-known founders of high-tech companies, such as Microsoft's Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard, have set a precedent for hiring based on skills and talent, rather than on a college degree.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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