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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Do You Remember When...
When I was in elementary, we had a manual typewriter. It was difficult when a mistake was made because we used correction film. Today, the computer does all the work. It deletes, spell check, etc...
It may seem like the computer does all the work but we have to teach the students how to use the computer. Think of all the ways a page can be formatted now. This has to be taught. Thankfully, we don't have to burn as many calories as we used to on these tasks and our minds are freed up for bigger and better things.
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It may seem like the computer does all the work but we have to teach the students how to use the computer. Think of all the ways a page can be formatted now. This has to be taught. Thankfully, we don't have to burn as many calories as we used to on these tasks and our minds are freed up for bigger and better things.
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