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Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Oppenheimer: The Computer Delusion ArticleCyber English (By Ted Nellen): Oppenheimer: The Computer Delusion Article
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Ted Nellen
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9th - 10th
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Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Oppenheimer: The Computer Delusion

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A controversial article from The Atlantic magazine suggesting that there is no evidence to show that using computers in schools improves either teaching or learning. Argues against cutting enriching programs in art and music to fund computer education and for funding enriching school experiences.

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computers, education, schools

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computers and learning, computers in every classroom, education policy, impact society, learning, technology and education, apple, artificial experience, clifford stoll, hypertext minds, internet isolation, life on the screen, sherry turkle, silicon snake oil, the computer delusion, todd oppenheimer, neil postman, technology & society

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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