Frontiers Quiz
January 1998
Name three of the benefits educators have noticed when using high-tech systems in the classroom.
Click here for the answer: Teachers and researchers have discovered many pluses to the high-tech "toys." For example, Yasmin Kafai found that having children create computer games are gender equalizers. Mary Ellen Verona discovered that the Maryland Virtual High School of Science and Mathematics teaches students to think independently. Bill Winn says that building virtual reality systems encourages children who learn better in non-traditional settings. And Mitchel Resnick noted that working with robots encourages kids to explore complex concepts.
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