[Oz-gifted] computer competition

[Ellen Hrebeniuk]

At 10:48 AM +0930 5/4/06, Sandy Horne wrote:

>But I get the impression that I've been misunderstood. I don't
>believe teachers should (on the whole) be expected to be able
>to build computers or program computers. What I expect is just
>some basic skills - email, internet and word processing abilities.
>These are absolutely essential to just about everyone these days.
>And it's not rocket science. If you can get a teaching degree,
>you can learn to use a computer.

Yes, I had misunderstood you.  I certainly agree with you about the 
e-mail and WP side of things; you can learn all about either topic in 
a half- or one-day course.  Internet stuff is rather more 
complicated, and lacks sstandardisation.  Most people are unfamiliar 
with subject gateways, for example.  I am still trying to convince 
people in the *IT* industry that Google is not their friend...
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Ellen Hrebeniuk
Sydney, Australia

Being a librarian is how you change the world.
Nancy Pearl