Avaricious and Envious: Confessions of a Computer-Literate Educator.

Burniske, R. W.

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ERIC Number: EJ623016

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Publication Date: 2001

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Avaricious and Envious: Confessions of a Computer-Literate Educator.

Burniske, R. W.

Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n7 p524-27 Mar 2001

How did educators become enslaved to networked computers and mesmerized by iridescent screens? The computer encourages endless acquisitions, some motivated by intellectual avarice, others by petty jealousies incited by colleagues raving about the latest "innovation." How much computer literacy is sufficient? What other literacies must educators sacrifice to obtain it? (MLH)

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor, Innovation, Programming Languages, Teacher Response, Technological Advancement

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Language: English

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