Technology and Education

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This paper compares and contrasts the classrooms of the past, present and future and looks at how technology has changed the way lessons are taught. The paper describes the technology that is now available in elementary schools today, focusing primarily on the CD-ROM, and explains what educational value it possesses for the classroom.

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"A picture of a typical classroom from yesterday might have shown desks all in rows with the teacher at the front of the class using the chalkboard to diagram a sentence. All "learning" included textbooks, notebook paper, and papers which were turned into be graded by the teacher. Assignments were done independently while the teacher worked at her neat desk or walked around the room to insure silence. Information for research projects came from printed material such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, or a vertical file. Tests were given at the end of the chapter to measure what had been learned. Grade cards were single sheets with letters such as A, B, and C. The principal's office was not the place to be, and parents only came to school to pick up their child."

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