Essay On Computers In Education

A research about the amount of elementary schools using computers, in U.S in 2006, showed that from the 53.245 elementary schools, 55.4 percent of them is already using computers. The last two decades, technology is being developed more and more, day by day and it is spread throughout the whole world and affects every single sector of humans’ life. From everyday activities to work places and schools. In most developed countries a big percentage of schools have already started using computers and teaching students how to use them, too. However the challenge is to make students see computers not just as an electronic device, which is only useful for playing games, but instead, as an important tool they can use to solve any kind of problem they

A common sense in the international education policy supports that the new challenge for the education system was the implementation of basic knowledge of new information technology which must be met by a joint effort by schools, parents and the media, by vocational and continuing training. Implementation of the new educational reform started in primary school. The concept was “to improve the preparation of young people for work and to facilitate their transition from education to working life” (EU Council, 12 July 1982). In this direction, was also, the resolution of the Council of the European Communities and the Ministers for Education, of 19th September 1983, regarding the measures of the introduction of new information technology in education (OJ No.C 256/1, [1]). Following the EU strategy, on 1996 the U.S. adopted a same policy. So, it is unquestionably accepted that all students ought to have fundamental skills to utilize PCs and information transfers administrations but the question that remains is whether technology can possibly empower schools, students, and parents to make a significant improvement in the level and relevance of learning (TK Glennan, A