tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5244659762276700324..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Using Software Games in EducationDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-448796160883281952014-03-02T12:49:56.588-08:002014-03-02T12:49:56.588-08:00Anonymous... EXACTLY. Same crap with in services....Anonymous... EXACTLY. Same crap with in services. Schools don't need more technology, they need less. Before anything is purchased, there should be a demonstrated need ... generally, most teachers have a style which suits them ... some can make practical use of technology, others find it wasted ... and, if you want to make the argument that they need to be instructed in the use of technology? Most of them have it at home, and are better at it than we are. My favorite example, still ... our school received a grant to buy computers for every teacher. Not a bad idea; eases communication, allows teachers to prep material and grade. But-- some teachers wanted desktops, and some wanted laptops. So naturally, we couldn't mix orders, so EVERYONE GOT ONE OF EACH.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-35792966607894168342014-02-27T07:08:14.092-08:002014-02-27T07:08:14.092-08:00So true, but legislators and school higher-ups nee...So true, but legislators and school higher-ups need to appear to be doing something...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1169533351089517842014-02-25T10:14:20.204-08:002014-02-25T10:14:20.204-08:00Going with the technology thing ... I can't be...Going with the technology thing ... I can't believe you haven't commented on the new CA standardized testing system that is forcing school districs to spend huge sums of money for computers to be used primarily for their also ridiculous standardized test ...instead of using the much less inexpensive method of using scantrons, and scoring them centrally. Most students have computers either at home, or with them, or both ... technology in the class room is vastly overrated, and a money pit.<br />maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com