Enhancing Education with PCs: A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers
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Explore the role of computers in education, from programming languages to hardware components. Learn about software essentials and classroom integration. Discover innovative teaching methods and resources.
Enhancing Education with PCs: A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers
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Chapter 3PCs in the Learning Environment PC Hanavan
About PCs • Computers, Teaching, and You • How Does a Computer Work? • What Do I Need to Know about Software? • Programming languages -- (LOGO) • Application software -- Microsoft Office • What Do I need to Know about Hardware? • Input devices • Output devices • System Unit • Storage
PCs in the Classroom • The Alpha Classroom • Handhelds in the Classroom • One Laptop Per Child • Tegrity
Seymour Papert • Mindstorms: Children Computers and Powerful Ideas (1980) • The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer (1992) • The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap(1996) • Freeware version of Logo • "Computer scientists weren't supposed to bring computers into classrooms. They were supposed to bring computer science to children in classrooms."