How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960-2000

How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960-2000
Author: Carmen Flury
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9783110779592

In the history of education, the question of how computers were introduced into European classrooms has so far been largely neglected. This edited volume strives to address this gap. The contributions shed light on the computerization of general education from a historical perspective, by looking closely at the different actors, political rationales and ideologies, as well as financial, political, or organizational structures and relations.

How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000

How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000
Author: Carmen Flury
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2023-06-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3110780283

In the history of education, the question of how computers were introduced into European classrooms has so far been largely neglected. This edited volume strives to address this gap. The contributions shed light on the computerization of education from a historical perspective, by attending closely to the different actors involved – such as politicians, computer manufacturers, teachers, and students –, political rationales and ideologies, as well as financial, political, or organizational structures and relations. The case studies highlight differences in political and economic power, as well as in ideological reasoning and the priorities set by different stakeholders in the process of introducing computers into education. However, the contributions also demonstrate that simple cold war narratives fail to capture the complex dynamics and entanglements in the history of computers as an educational technology and a subject taught in schools. The edited volume thus provides a comprehensive historical understanding of the role of education in an emerging digital society.

Computers in the Classroom

Computers in the Classroom
Author: Andrea R. Gooden
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1996-10-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Since 1979, Apple Computer's Educational Grants program has provided computer equipment and training to schools through a nationwide competitive process. Computers in the Classroom tells the inspiring stories of some of these schools, showing how technology has revived the classroom. This illustrated book is an indispensable resource for teachers and parents, showing examples of students' work and with information on funding resources, technical support, software, and where to find electric and print data. 100 illus.

Computers in Education

Computers in Education
Author: Paul F. Merrill
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1992
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

"Computers in Education" is designed to help teachers use computer technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the educational process. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Reflections on the History of Computers in Education

Reflections on the History of Computers in Education
Author: Arthur Tatnall
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2014-05-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 364255119X

This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing in education from the 1970s to the mid-1990s presenting a social history of the introduction and early use of computers in schools. The 30 papers deal with the introduction of computer in schools in many countries around the world: Norway, South Africa, UK, Canada, Australia, USA, Finland, Chile, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Ireland, Israel and Poland. The authors are not professional historians but rather people who as teachers, students or researchers were involved in this history and they narrate their experiences from a personal perspective offering fascinating stories.

Computers in Education

Computers in Education
Author: Robert Muffoletto
Publisher: Hampton Press (NJ)
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1993
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

This text discusses the social, political and economic implications of computers and related technologies on schools, teacher education and educational reform. It considers the philosophical and historical concerns, and situates the discussion in practice.

Programming and Computational Thinking in Technology Education

Programming and Computational Thinking in Technology Education
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2023-10-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004687912

In the last decade, programming and computational thinking (CT) have been introduced on a large scale in school curricula and standards all over the world. In countries such as the UK, a new school subject—computing—was created, whereas in countries such as Sweden, programming was included in existing subjects, notably mathematics and technology education. The introduction of programming and CT in technology education implies a particular relationship between programming and technology. Programming is usually performed with technological artefacts—various types of computers—and it can also be seen as a specific branch of engineering. This book analyses the background to and current implementation of programming and computational thinking in a Swedish school technology context, in relation to international developments. The various chapters deal with pertinent issues in technology education and its relation to computers and computing, for example, computational thinking and literacy, teachers’ programming competence, and computational thinking, programming, and learning in technology education. The book includes examples from educational research that could also be used as inspiration for school teaching, teacher education and curriculum development.