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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>See, for example:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana><A
href="http://trendstasteandtravel.com/9232/laptop-and-tablet-pc-to-be-elected/">http://trendstasteandtravel.com/9232/laptop-and-tablet-pc-to-be-elected/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>While no one can predict with certainty what will
happen in the tech word, the trend is clearly towards tablets. Coming
improvements will make typing much easier, voice commands will also add to their
ease-of-use attraction, as will glassesless 3-D.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Part of the point is that the expectation is that
students will use laptops. Some probably will, but peer pressure,
wanna-be-like desires, and the sexiness of tablets as opposed to the nerdiness
of laptops can be counted on to make this experiment much less successful than
Luna and his political sheep have claimed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>In the early seventies, I worked for Honeywell
which marketed time-sharing services to schools. It was very successful,
but this service was used mainly so that students could learn to program.
The educational software available then, just like a lot of the educational
software now, sucked. The designers of this software, then and
now, failed to understand, among other things, the precepts found in
<EM>The Analysis of Behavior</EM> by B. F. Skinner.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>w.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=godshatter@yahoo.com href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">Paul
Rumelhart</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 04, 2011 1:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Survivor: The
Classroom Version</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">While
I can't argue that students may find the tablet sexier than the laptop, I hope
it's not true that tablets are on the way in and laptops are on their way
out. It's not a zero-sum game; each tool has it's own place.
Tablets are great for surfing the web while you are commuting to work or for
watching videos and whatnot, but they suck when you have to write a 20 page
term paper. Laptops are by far less portable than tablets (even the
smaller netbooks), but their strength is being a full-fledged PC with an
interface that will remain seriously unmatched for the near to mid future (the
keyboard). If you bring a USB mouse with you, they are very hard to beat
as far as input is concerned for a portable device. While you can more
than likely connect a bluetooth keyboard to your tablet, you've just thrown
away it's great strength (it's portability). Small roll-up keyboards or
keyboards on the touch-sensitive surface will never (in my opinion) compete
with a spring-loaded keyboard for ease of typing.<BR><BR>Paul<BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Art Deco
<deco@moscow.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, April 4, 2011 1:04:53
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020]
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Sue,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>There is another aspect to
consider:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>If you give 500 students laptops, how many will
be lost, stolen, or damaged during the time (now 4 years) the student is
assigned to be using them? How does the present legislation deal with
this problem?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>If you Google laptop vs. tablet, it is clear
that laptops are on their way out, and tablets are on the way in. What
educational software will work on both tablets and laptops? One
current problem is that most tablets do not have enough disc storage which
means that students' work will be stored in the cloud with the attendant
problems therein; most laptops lack the sexy interface of
tablets.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Many students will want the sexiness and
ease-of-use of a tablet, not a clunky laptop which will be considered
unacceptably nerdish. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Technology moves fast. To give someone a
technical device today and to expect it to be usable and liked for 4
years is asking a lot, especially from young people who are attracted by the
newest technology and gadgetry, but turned off by the passé.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>I am not against the use of computers as an aid
to education. I think there is huge potential here. But the Luna
plan fails to understand the user reality of young people; and it also fails
to recognize different learning styles which for some will make learning by
computer a difficult task. But this is Idaho where ignorance and
arrogance define many politicians.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</DIV>
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882-7975<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A
title=suehovey@moscow.com href="mailto:suehovey@moscow.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank ymailto="mailto:suehovey@moscow.com">Sue Hovey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=thansen@moscow.com
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 04, 2011 12:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Survivor: The
Classroom Version</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>There is significant art to teaching, but there is much
science, as well. <BR>Were that not true, teachers really wouldn't need all
the education our <BR>profession insists we have: knowledge of how
children learn, content <BR>knowledge in the subjects we teach, new research
in adolescent brain <BR>development (at some point their ability to
reason really does overtake <BR>their hormone level--sometimes it can
be as late as age 50, but it usually <BR>happens,) strategies for working
with new English learners, all those pieces <BR>of knowledge and much, much
more. The art is knowing when to use them.<BR><BR>Just a foretaste of
what is to come: I have already written 5 letters of
<BR>recommendation for outstanding teachers in Idaho who see the writing on
the <BR>wall and are seeking jobs out of state, another has been
notified she has <BR>been hired in Alaska, two more have lost their jobs for
next year because of <BR>loss of state funding. And the Legislature,
the governor, and Tom Luna are <BR>still plotting. Just imagine how
happy next year's teachers will be with <BR>their snazzy new state-provided
computer they don't need or want--I don't <BR>know a teacher who doesn't
already have a personal computer; and the <BR>classroom next door empty
because the teacher has been replaced with that <BR>new piece of junk that
doesn't do what it should because the Internet hookup <BR>hasn't been
installed. Oh happy day!!!<BR><BR>Sue H<BR><BR>-----Original
Message----- <BR>From: Tom Hansen<BR>Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 8:52
AM<BR>To: Moscow Vision 2020<BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Survivor: The
Classroom Version<BR><BR>I would like to preface this posting with a
reference to a comment made by<BR>one our state legislators, whose name
escapes me, at last Friday's House<BR>debate on Senate Bill 1184 (The "Luna
Plan, Part 3") . . .<BR><BR>"Teaching is not a science. It is an
art."<BR><BR>-------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Survivor:
The Classroom Version<BR><BR>Have you heard about the next planned
"Survivor" show? Three businessmen<BR>and three businesswomen will be
dropped in an elementary school classroom<BR>for one school year. Each
business person will be provided with a copy of<BR>his/her school district's
curriculum and a class of 20-25 students.<BR><BR>Each class will have a
minimum of five learning-disabled children, three<BR>with A.D.H.D., one
gifted child, and two who speak limited English. Two<BR>students will be
labeled with severe behavior problems.<BR><BR>Each business person must
complete lesson plans at least three days in<BR>advance, with annotations
for curriculum objectives, and modify, organize,<BR>or create their
materials accordingly. They will be required to teach<BR>students, handle
misconduct, implement technology, document attendance,<BR>write referrals,
correct homework, make bulletin boards, compute grades,<BR>complete report
cards, document benchmarks, communicate with parents, and<BR>arrange parent
conferences. They must also stand in their doorway between<BR>class changes
to monitor the hallways.<BR><BR>In addition, they will complete fire drills,
tornado drills, and "Code<BR>Red" drills for shooting attacks each
month.<BR><BR>They must attend workshops, faculty meetings, and attend
curriculum<BR>development meetings. They must also tutor students who are
behind and<BR>strive to get their two non-English speaking children
proficient enough to<BR>take the SOLS tests. If they are sick or
having a bad day, they must not<BR>let it show.<BR><BR>Each day they must
incorporate reading, language arts, math, science, and<BR>social studies
into the program, plus teach their own required physical<BR>education,
music, and art. They must maintain discipline and provide
an<BR>educationally stimulating environment to motivate students at all
times.<BR>If all students do not wish to cooperate, work, or learn, or if
they do<BR>poorly on numerous standardized tests (on which their "merit pay"
salary<BR>will be determined), the teacher will be held
responsible.<BR><BR>The business people will only have access to the public
golf course on the<BR>weekends, but with their new salary, they will not be
able to afford it.<BR>There will be no access to vendors who want to take
them out to lunch, and<BR>lunch will be limited to thirty minutes, which is
not counted as part of<BR>their work day and may include playground
responsibilities. The business<BR>people will be permitted to use a
student restroom, as long as another<BR>survival candidate can supervise
their class.<BR><BR>If the copier is operable, they may make copies of
necessary materials<BR>before or after school, only. However, they cannot
surpass their monthly<BR>limit of copies. The business people must
continually advance their<BR>education, working toward an advanced degree,
at their expense and on<BR>their own time.<BR><BR>The winner of this season
of this "Survivor" will be allowed to return to<BR>his/her cushy business
world job.<BR><BR>Pass this to your friends who think teaching is easy and
to the ones that<BR>know it is
hard.<BR><BR>-------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Seeya
round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>“The mediocre
teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior<BR>teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”<BR><BR>- William Arthur Ward,
American Scholar<BR><BR><BR><BR>“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may
remember; involve me and I'll<BR>understand.”<BR><BR>- Chinese
Proverb<BR><BR><BR><BR>“More important than the curriculum is the question
of the methods of<BR>teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is
given”<BR><BR>- Bertrand Russell<BR><BR><BR><BR>“The test of a good teacher
is not how many questions he can ask his<BR>pupils that they will answer
readily, but how many questions he inspires<BR>them to ask him which he
finds it hard to answer”<BR><BR>- Alice Wellington
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