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Monday
Oct262015

When 1 is better than 2

It's a common complaint: "The computers on the mobile cart are so old that I have stopped using them."

I've always thought one of the biggest impediments to teachers, especially reluctant ones, to using technology is its seemingly unreliable nature. Nobody has the time to prepare two lessons - one for when the technology works and one for when it doesn't. Especially when one may already have four or five preps.

Like not weeding our libraries, not discarding equipment, whether we have the budget to replace it or not, does our programs harm.

Carry a few obsolecent computers to the recycling bin today.

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Reader Comments (2)

Doug, I appreciate your post today. How many too many to carry to the recycling bin? We may have to replace a few WHOLE carts if I do that!

October 26, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterJennifer Hutchinson

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for leaving the comment. While I can't always solve a problem, I can always listen and try to be aware of them - in hopes of an eventual solution.

Doug​

October 28, 2015 | Registered CommenterDoug Johnson

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