I hear at some point the humans will cease to have pinky toes and an appendix as well. What a world we live in.
-- Sam Nicolary On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Susan Jacobson wrote: > How did *I* get involved in this conversation?? > > Actually, digital broadcasting is the next big thing, broadly defined. > Microsoft > already makes a player (marketed to children) that downloads Windows Media > files for viewing later. Next-generation MP3 players have wireless Internet > cards > built-in. The line between your TV and your computer will disappear. (Between > your cellphone, too, although I find the small screen too annoying to play > with.) > > I know all the computers-are-bad-for-you-blah-blah-blah arguments from my > close association with Media Ecology (http://media-ecology.org) at NYU. I > think > it's like anything - neither Valhalla nor doomsday, and that people have a > choice > about how they are going to integrate it into their lives. That includes > educators. > I was an editor for Electronic Learning Magazine back in 1996-1997, at the > height of the educational technology madness. Most of the stuff that was > being > marketed to schools was snakeoil, and teachers and principals were under a > great deal of pressure from parents to purchase educational technology > because > it was perceived that their children needed to "know computers" to survive > in > the world. This might have been true, but the stuff they were selling back > then > was terrible. The stuff they are selling today is much better, overall. The > smart > educator in 1996 is the same smart educator today - use the computer as a > medium for research and expression, not for "math drills" or stupid mindless > games that are supposed to teach something. (Oregon Trail fans, I am sorry I > offend you.) > > sj > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:13:07 EST > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [UC] computers bad for learning? > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Cc: [email protected] > > > > In a message dated 3/31/2005 3:55:05 P.M. Eastern > > Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > VR is the next big deal. > > > > ...... the "wire-heads" ...... They'll be > > commonplace > > in 10 and ubiquitous in 15! > > > > As a result, we will have the best damned fighter > > pilots and tank commanders in the world, until Bots > > take over. This is one area where I am rooting for > > MIT's continued dominance in the field. > > > > Isn't it lovely how sex and war are the two dominant > > power plants for technological achievement. This > > speaks boldly for the USA to become the world's > > greatest net exporter of marijuana. Keep the rest of > > the world high and happy, while we get leaner, > > meaner, and shaper. This is what the digital > > revolution is all about, Dr Susan. > > > > Aint Amerik@ great! > Susan Jacobson > Assistant Professor > Dept. of Broadcasting & Telecom > Temple University > http://countlessstories.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
