Chapter 1 of our text book provides an overview of computers, other media devices and how they are commonly used in the school environment. The section discussion on the Web reminded me of the plethora of issues schools are facing in trying to moderate student access. The school I teach at is actually considering blocking all sites except a select number of educational resources. This might solve some problems but would greatly limit the usefulness of the Internet for research purposes and other viable student activities.
I have been teaching for four years and currently teach two sections of Business Computing. The first chapter is an introduction to the course material so I really didn't learn anything new that I can incorporate into my lessons.
It is difficult to teach intro level computer classes because everyone comes in with different levels of experience. The best I have been able to do is to shoot for the middle so that most of the students get what they need, few students are lost and few are bored. Everyone will get something out of this class if they stay positive and have fun.
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