Here is a link to an article arguing we are ignoring the development of technology basics. Keyboarding is an example.
My wife does not like me to mention keyboarding. It is not that she is against keyboarding skills. She has a sense of a) the time available in schools, b) the resources available in schools, and c) differences in how teachers understand connections between “basics” and other skills. I think her concern is that these factors will constrain student experiences to “learning” keyboard, etc. and not getting on to learning with and not about technology.
So, perhaps one question might be – if students spend one hour per week using a computer in school (I wish), what would you have them do?
