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"If a teacher today is not technologically literate - and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more - it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write."-Karl Fisch

Hmm...not sure if I totally agree with this statement. Yes teachers do need to know how computers work, but it's very over-rated if you ask me. When I was in elementary school I certainly did not use a computer. I might have thought it was cool but I was doing what kids did before this technology ma ham started...playing with dolls and coloring and just BEING A KID! I have a daughter and when she gets in elementary school I don't know if I'll want her knowing how to use a computer. Kids need to be kids. This is what Karls whole blog boils down too...teachers being computer literate so that they can teach their students to be computer literate...but when exactly does it gross the line!? Does it cross the line when your child plays on the computer too much and fails a grade...or does it cross the line when your child is innocently playing on a kid website and porn pops up? I just don't know about all this computer crap! I'm really aggravated with this guys outlook on the whole thing!