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Author Stoll, Clifford.

Title High-tech heretic : why computers don't belong in the classroom and other reflections by a computer contrarian / Clifford Stoll
Edition First edition
Published New York : Doubleday, 1999

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 MELB  371.334 Sto/Hth  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom. A Literate Luddite? Makes Learning Fun. The Hidden Price of Computers. Loony for Laptops. Multimedia Comics. CRTs for Tots. A Question of Balance. Calculating Against Calculators. Education by E-Mail. Cyberschool -- 2. The Computer Contrarian. Arrogance of the Techies. Software Guinea Pigs. The Tyranny of the Ugly Computer. "Information Is Power" Help! I'm Stuck at a Help Desk! The Connected Library. Planned Obsolescence. New Uses for Your Old Computer. The Plague of PowerPoint. Junk Food and the Internet: The Economics of Information. Rule Number Two. Isolated by the Internet. All Truth
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Internet in education.
Computer-assisted instruction.
Computers and civilization.
LC no. 99031141
ISBN 0385489757