What is a Computer in the Classroom? A Deweyan Philosophy for Technology in Education

Richard S. Croft
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, Vol. 22(4), 1994, p. 301-308

The increasing availability of computers and other "high-technology" tools as possible vehicles of educational material has brought with it the question of precisely what benefits these new tools have to offer the educator. Many schools have computers, but are they being used in a fitting manner, or only serving as toys, expensive flash-cards or simply going to waste? This article presents arguments based upon the writings of John Dewey (1859-1952) which offer support for the continued use of high technology in classrooms and offer a philosophy for choosing applications which take advantage of the new tools' special capabilities in ways that will genuinely educate.

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