Microcomputer Technology in Educational Environments: Three Case Studies

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The socio cultural studies of computer usage that have been conducted in schools have concentrated, for the most part, on examining change agent effects of technology and its environmental impacts on a broad scale. These include ways in which children interact with technology in a variety of social settings; language patterns and speech structure as related to technological interactions; and social patterns that ensue as a result of the imposition of technology in classroom settings. The case studies reported in this paper discuss issues raised in these previous studies while examining the socio environmental impacts of microcomputer technology in an elementary school bilingual classroom, a secondary education special education classroom, and an introductory adult literacy classroom. Findings, in terms of software, instructor, and student related problems are discussed.

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