Are there too many computers in the classroom?

Posted by jimlynch on Jun 20, 2014 8:58 PM EDT
ITworld; By Jim Lynch
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In today's open source roundup: Do computers help or hurt students? Plus: XCOM: Enemy Unknown released for Linux, and learning Linux through poetry.

I truly wish we had had today's computers and tablets back when I was in school. Unfortunately, that was more than 25 years ago so computers were never an option. I would have given a lot for one of today's tablets or laptops back in those days.

I think perhaps John Dvorak's commentary about computers in the classroom is more an indication of his age and a longing for "the good old days" than anything else. He seems trapped in a past that thankfully no longer exists. Today's students are blessed with the power of today's technology and that's a good thing.

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