Electronic teacher: a Mississippi experiment

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Mississippi will embark on an ambitious experiment in electronic education, placing an IBM computer program in every kindergarten and first grade. The aim is to have every child reading and writing by the end of the first grade. The experiment is backed by two millionaires - Richard Riordan and Richard Dowling - who put up the money on the condition that the state buy computers from IBM and use an IBM program called Writing to Read. Mississippi is overjoyed at the gift and is pleased with initial results of the experiment, but some educators express doubts: the arrangement, they say, raises questions about the economic and political forces that influence education, the proper role of technology in education, and the power of business leaders to impose solutions on schools.

Prepackaged software, Microcomputers, Donations, Mississippi, x86 compatible computers, Riordan, Richard, Microcomputer, Compatible computers, Dowling, Richard, Writing to Read (Educational software)

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Do computers make better teachers?

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The value of computers in the classroom has been debated for years. Some say computers will transform education; others say computers are only as good as the teachers who use them. Now, a survey conducted by the Center for Technology in Education at the Bank Street College of Education suggests some conclusions. The study focuses on 608 teachers known for their effective use of computers. According to Karen Sheingold, the center's director, the computer is 'not about doing the same thing faster. It's really about doing something different.' The survey indicates that innovative uses of computers can change how and what teachers teach, but the survey also reveals that imaginative uses of computers in teaching are rare.

Teaching, Surveys, Survey, Bank Street College of Education

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Linked (at last) by the word: computer mail eases adults' journey to literacy

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Educators are using computers and computer electronic mail to teach adults how to read and write. The US Department of Education estimates that one out of every five adults in the US is functionally illiterate and cannot take phone messages, fill out forms or read letters that children bring home from school. A new literacy program teaches reading and writing using electronic mail (e-mail). Students carry notebooks with them during the day and write down messages to instructors and other members of the program at night on a desktop computer. A network of literacy program teachers and students write to one another and meet twice a week for two hours in a classroom situation.

Methods, Computer industry, Reports, Equipment and supplies, Electronic mail systems, E-mail, Email, Literacy, Writing, Connectivity, United States. Department of Education

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