Friday, September 7, 2007

Well, I've looked at the three websites listed on the module. The first, the AACE, seemed to be mostly technical. I'm not going to teach computer literacy (thank God!), I'm just wanting to be able to use computers et al in my normal classroom. Also, this site had lots of acronyms and idioms, lists of letters with little explanation.

AECT seemed more useful, although it too was directed at tech experts. I glanced at the piece about "A Culture of Technology" and soon realized that it wasn't an actual article. Again, not much for the dabbler.

The ISTE site had actual information! I found several articles on the Digital Divide, Gender Equity in the classroom, and ways to equalize the playing field for students who don't have a lot of access or ability with computers. What's more, these articles were written in actual English. What a concept.

ITEA was yet another organization that seemed to think I might want to join them without knowing anything about what they do. No articles, no editorials, just jargon and lots of advertizement about an upcomming convention.

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