3. Education in the Information Age The Roots of Our Educational System This industrial age system has been described as a factory model for three reasons: 1. It assumes that all students learn the same way and that all students should learn the same things. 2. The teacherâs job is to âpourâ facts into students, occasionally checking the level of knowledge in each student. 3. Students are expected to work individually, absorb facts, and spend most of their time sitting quietly in straight rows.
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5. Education in the Information Age Computers Go to School Students can prepare for standardized tests using Inside the SAT and ACT.16 Students in this class build LEGO robots and write LOGO programs to control them.
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20. Computers Come Home Household Business: Business Applications at Home Personal Information Management Programs WordProcessor Spreadsheets Web Browsers E-mail Accounting and Tax Programs Database Programs
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22. Computers Come Home Education and Information Home computer users use CD-ROMs to help with all kinds of tasks, including locating streets in far-off cities, planning wilderness treks, and learning to play the guitar.
23. Computers Come Home Regardless of how people say they use home computers, surveys suggest that many people use them mostly to play games. Home Entertainment Redefined
24. Computers Come Home Creativity and Leisure Interactive movies Compose music Computer games