A School That's Too High on Gizmos - washingtonpost.com
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- Coolcatteacher on 2008-03-24 - Tags Import , education , innovation , news , obstacles , problems , technology
- Dustinwindsor on 2008-02-15 - Tags Education
- Jmcdermott on 2008-02-14 - Tags education , technology , edtech
- Brasst on 2008-02-12 - Tags edtech , read_this
- Peneli on 2008-02-12 - Tags professional
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Natural light floods the classrooms, and each one is equipped with a ceiling-mounted LCD projector,
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The problem? What a former Alexandria school superintendent calls "technolust" -- a disorder affecting publicity-obsessed school administrators nationwide that manifests itself in an insatiable need to acquire the latest, fastest, most exotic computer gadgets, whether teachers and students need them or want them.
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Science and math teachers, for instance, have been told that they can't use traditional overhead projectors to present material to classes, even though the teachers say that in many cases, they're far superior to computers for getting certain concepts across.
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"It's technology for the sake of technology -- not what works or helps kids learn, but what makes administrators look good, what the public will think is cutting edge."
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Teachers shouldn't have to change how they teach to fit some technological device,"
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"The teachers think their students are engrossed in class research when they're actually playing video games and surfing the Net,"
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