SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Computer Teachers Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • September 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Re:another perspective - it's like drivers Ed. (m) Posted by ComputerGal on 6/02/08 I agree--I can use a computer's software but I can't build one nor I fully explain how it works. I can show students what the insides look like and that there are hard drives, fans, cables, etc. I'm not sure my elementary students really need to know much more with the occassional advanced student. On 6/01/08, Neal wrote: > Everyone need to know how to drive, not how to build/fix their > own car... Every student can benefit from knowing keyboarding, - > not every student wants to build a computer. > > N. > > On 5/31/08, another perspective wrote: >> I'm not a computer teacher, but I have built two computers, and >> used computers for over 20 years. I've always wondered why we >> don't teach the students the obvious: how computers work. Why >> do we only do things like keyboarding? Students teach >> themselves this at home by doing things like IMing. Why don't >> we start off by teaching kids the basics of electronics and >> binary numbers? I would start by doing things like this. I >> would take apart a computer and show the students the parts, >> explaining the function of each one. >> >> I know I'm in the minority on this, but that's what I think. RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one Don't Know what to teach when, 4/14/08, by Rachella Simon. Re: Don't Know what to teach when, 4/15/08, by CTJS. Re: Don't Know what to teach when, 5/16/08, by Leslie. Re: Don't Know what to teach when, 5/17/08, by CTJS. Re: Don't Know what to teach when, 5/31/08, by another perspective. Re: Don't Know what to teach when, 5/31/08, by ISTE standards. Re: Re:another perspective - it's like drivers Ed. (m), 6/01/08, by Neal. Re: Re:another perspective - it's like drivers Ed. (m), 6/02/08, by ComputerGal. Re: Re:another perspective - it's like drivers Ed. (m), 6/03/08, by another perspective. Re: Don't Know what to teach when, 6/04/08, by Kristen Simons.

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