computerdisc-l: FW: The Internet Flunks Teaching

["Cassandra Stevens" <omscas@hotmail.com>]

CD teachers,
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C. Stevens



> From: "InternetWeek Newsletter"<internet_week@update.internetweek.cmp.com>
> To: cas@olemiss.edu
> Subject: The Internet Flunks Teaching
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:00:36 -0500 (EST)
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> InternetWeek Newsletter | The Internet Flunks Teaching | 11.22.2005
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> Leading Off: Study: Internet Has No Impact On Student Performance
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> The Internet Flunks Teaching
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> Backed by lots of lobbying by the high-tech industry, the federal 
> government has spent billions of dollars over the last half-dozen years 
> bringing Internet access to schools. Unfortunately, no one bothered to find 
> out first whether the Web would make kids any smarter. Well, now we know. 
> It doesn't.
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> A study by a couple of economists at the University of Chicago has found 
> that all that taxpayer money has had no impact on student performance. What 
> it has done is make a dramatic difference in the number of poor schools 
> that are online, helping them catch up with schools in rich districts that 
> have had far fewer problems in tapping into the Web.
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> Once again, we're reminded that bells and whistles don't replace good 
> teachers. Learning, particularly involving children and teenagers, is hands 
> on. Adults impart knowledge to children, as well as an enthusiasm for 
> learning. They can't be replaced with a bunch of Web sites.
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> In a kid's world, the coolest thing about the Internet is in chatting with 
> friends, passing around pictures and checking out the goofy sites. 
> Teenagers, for example, are not anymore likely to study algebra on the Web, 
> than they are to pick up "War and Peace," if a good comic book is sitting 
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> It's possible that all the money spent for Internet access at schools could 
> pay off someday. But I suspect an equal amount or more will have to be 
> spent on figuring out how the Web can help teachers improve student 
> performance.
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> Once again, the government appears to have put the cart before the horse, 
> choosing to spend now, and ask questions later.
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> Drop me an email to let me know what you think.
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> Also on InternetWeek, a research firm says Sony BMG Music's controversial 
> copy-protection scheme can be defeated with a small piece of tape on the 
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> Mozilla Corp. has unveiled the third release candidate version of its 
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> Study: Internet Has No Impact On Student Performance
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> The billions of dollars that the federal government has spent connecting 
> schools to the Internet has had no impact on student performance, a 
> University of Chicago study says.
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> Scotch Tape Stymies Sony Copy Protection
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> Sony BMG Music's controversial copy-protection scheme can be defeated with 
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> Mozilla Refreshes Firefox 1.5 With RC3
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> Mozilla Corp. has unveiled the third release candidate version of its 
> Firefox 1.5 browser.
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> Skype Taking VoIP To Retail Via Radio Shack
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> Skype is about to start offering VoIP kits in thousands of Radio Shack 
> stores, ratcheting up its already tight competition with Vonage.
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