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Computers in the Classroom: Will They Improve Education?

In the education arena, technology has a long history of broken promises. What is it about computers and the Internet that is causing America to spend billions to wire schools, with only scanty statistical evidence that it will improve student learning? In this program, ABC News correspondent Gina Smith questions the wisdom of the wholesale infusion of computer technology into public schools, while anchor Ted Koppel leads a spirited debate on the pros and cons with Linda Roberts, of the Department of Education, and educational psychologist Jane Healy, author of Failure to Connect. Are the budgetary trade-offs really worth the investment? And do computers contribute to socialization problems and developmental difficulties? (22 minutes)

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Copyright date: ©1998

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