Schools Look to Wireless to Boost Learning
New York Times,
Apr 22, 2003
Wireless connectivity has the potential to improve educational activities while lowering costs. But it will require an adjustment on the part of teachers. "'It takes a tremendous cultural shift for (teachers) to start thinking of giving students this power in their hands,' Stein said, adding schools might also be overwhelmed by the complexity of the technology and its rapid pace of change." Prediction: teachers will fail to adapt, continuing to communicate primarily by talking at groups of thrity students at once. People will complain that wireless was over-hyped and did not deliver on its promises. Both will be true, and after some convincing demonstrations by early adopters, wireless will slowly spread through various school systems. NY Times; don't even bother if this link is more than a couple of weeks old.
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