Earl, I too did not use personal computers in school. Even in 2002 as a student at UWGreen Bay getting my Masters' degree in education the main method of delivery was lecture, PPT's, and attempts at meaningful group work. Some students had laptops, but we still took notes by hand. Gosh, was that only 8 years ago???????? Now, the push is on to incorporate learning activities into SmartBoard technology, which hopefully keeps us ahead of this generation of tech savvy kids. Yet, I keep reminding myself how important the human element is in the classroom, and that today's teaching technology is just another tool and not a substitute for the human element we all deliver to our students.
