{"id":435,"date":"2005-02-15T16:35:52","date_gmt":"2005-02-15T21:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studytools.psych.und.nodak.edu\/wordpress\/?p=435"},"modified":"2005-02-15T16:38:43","modified_gmt":"2005-02-15T21:38:43","slug":"more-technology-and-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/15\/more-technology-and-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"More technology and politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kosmo Kalliarekos offers an open letter<\/a> to new Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. <\/p>\n

The letter argues for a commitment to one-to-one computing based on the following “facts”:<\/p>\n

– Many kids have grown up digitally literate and are comfortable with and attracted to technology.<\/p>\n

– Although teachers as a group have been slow to adopt technology, most are either comfortable using it or are open to training.<\/p>\n

– The great success of distance learning in higher education shows that technology can help deliver a higher-quality educational experience.<\/p>\n

– Billions of venture capital dollars have been invested in innovative educational-technology companies working on solutions to specific educational challenges, from privacy issues to security, training,communications, and data management.<\/p>\n

– Content publishers spend more than $4 billion annually on textbooks and ancillary material.The movement to electronic content represents a major opportunity for textbook publishers to increase their growth and profitability.<\/p>\n

The cost? Up the technology per pupil expenditure from $40 to $200.<\/p>\n

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Kosmo Kalliarekos offers an open letter to new Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. The letter argues for a commitment to one-to-one computing based on the following “facts”: – Many kids have grown up digitally literate and are comfortable with and attracted to technology. – Although teachers as a group have been slow to adopt technology, … Continue reading More technology and politics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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