Just to show how far we have come I dug up this piece of ancient history. While 1981 doesn’t count for ancient history in most subjects, some think it might in classroom technology. It’s hard to believe this report is almost thirty years old, but see for yourself. It was written as a guide on how to use computers in the classroom when computers were big and slow and not in very many classrooms. While most of use can’t imagine a world without them, it serves as a reminder that once that world existed and in some cases still does.
In Computers Don't Byte. A Starting Point for Teachers Using Computers. A Resource Booklet. By Michael Lieberman the author profoundly states;
“Many educators want to stand back until the pace of change has slowed in hopes
that their money will not have been “wasted” on obsolete technology. However,
the pace of change is unlikely to slow down significantly in the near future.
Obsolescence is a way of life in the computer era. Even if the machinery
changes, the concepts learned on a computer never become obsolete. The real
world is already computerized; if educators continue to wait they may be
jeopardizing their student’s abilities to compete in the job market.” (p.41)
As true now as it was then, let me know what you think,
Mike
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