Making the Case for Technology Integration

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In his book High Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll (1999) says, "You certainly can get an excellent education without a computer" (p. 32), and "When every student . . . is pressed to become a computer maven, and only the incompetent are allowed to become plumbers, neither our programs nor our pipes will hold water" (p. 123). After reading Chapter 1, how would you respond to this position?

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Saettler (1990) said,"Computer information systems are not just objective recording devices.They also reflect concepts, hopes, beliefs, attitudes" (p. 539).What concepts, hopes, beliefs, and attitudes do you think our past and current uses of technology in education reflect?

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Richard Clark's now-famous comment about the impact of computers on learning was that the best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes change in our nutrition (Clark, 1983, p. 445).Why do you think this statement has had such a dramatic impact on the field of educational technology? How would you respond to it?

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In his article on "cybercheating," Gardiner (2001) says,"...I understand that the temptation of exchanging hours of research and writing for a few minutes of searching seems like a good deal as the deadline looms. ...I wondered how I could ever overcome the power of the Internet and the lure of cheating" (p. 174). Can you suggest arguments that would help persuade students that cybercheating, while easy and quick, is not in their best interests?

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