1. Issue 19: Do Computers Negatively Affect Student Growth? By: Tiffany Tam

2. Lowell Monke- Yes  Information acquisition  Moral & financial support but no advances

3. Negative Effects  Intellectual growth & creativity sacrificed  Diminution of spontaneity and instinctive responses of learner  Outdated CPUs & too complex or poorly correlated software

4. Monke’s Ideas  Firsthand experiences needed  Limits of simulations & Obsolete lessons  Ecological Impact & Change in values  In wrong hands & Balancing Act  Technology with Human Purpose  Conclusion

5. Others Opinions  Theodore Roszak – excess of info  Marshall McLuhan – concrete experiences

6. Frederick Hess- No  Efficiencies of computer technology  Major investments for new technologies

7. Positive Effects  Individualization & Self-pacing.  Organized education  Experimentation & Social Experience

8. Hess’s Ideas  Technical Difficulties  Cultural Bias  Traditionalists  Technology & Data Management  New Role of Teachers  Larger class size  Technology is a tool

9. My Opinions  Technology is good & necessary  Back to the basics  Creativity & imagination stifled Kandinsky