למידה, אינטרנט ... ומה שביניהם

One of the issues in contention there is a course called Computer Applications, where students learn to use the Microsoft Office suite (sans Access, thank goodness) and keyboarding. The question that nags at me this morning, as I get ready to catch my ride over to the school, is this, “Are computer applications something that should be taught in a class, or something that should be learned by the students, independent of a class curriculum?“ I guess what keeps tugging at my thoughts is the idea that anyone who can figure out how to play World of Warcraft or The SIMS can probably figure out how to use a word processor. They probably will not learn all of the features that they might be taught in a class, but if you can figure out the basics, then any other specific feature is only as far away as a little time at figuring it out.

רכישת מיומנויות מחשב תוך כדי עיסוק בתכנים רלוונטיים ומשמעותיים לילדים, יחד עם הוראתן הישירה בעת הצורך

How to use computer classes bore me to tears. Technology is a tool we use to acquire, process, and communicate knowledge. It can’t be taught in isolation.

תוויות: טכנולוגיה, סטנדרטים