I would say, yes, a computer is an extension of the mind and body. Computer tools such as ide's, compilers and programming languages would also be such an extension.
Here is a movie of a prototype that Mark McCahill's group made with along with some University of Minnesota folks interested in technology assisted language acquisition - Mahmoud Sadri, Penny Thompson, and Sara Mack.
From the article: "And in today's world the real value of a computer is it being networked," says Zachary. "Finding a network in the poor areas is either impossible or very expensive."
Obviously, the writer missed the point that these laptops are capable of forming wireless mesh networks in the classroom. Also, Squeak is being bundled with OLPC. See http://weeklysqueak.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/squea k-in-extremadura/ for a nice video about what is already being done with Spanish school children.
Windows Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Tried meds, but no luck.
Tried drinking more, but that only caused other problems.
So haven't found the answer to my problem, although I can be
relatively symptom-free if I stay on OSX or linux.
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I would say, yes, a computer is an extension of the mind and body. Computer tools such as ide's, compilers and programming languages would also be such an extension.
Per Abrahamsen says "Public education *should* include the limitation of science".
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Here is a movie of a prototype that Mark McCahill's group made with along with some University of Minnesota folks interested in technology assisted language acquisition - Mahmoud Sadri, Penny Thompson, and Sara Mack.
http://hedgehog.software.umn.edu/croquet/croquetMovies/betterLangDemo.movFrom the article: "And in today's world the real value of a computer is it being networked," says Zachary. "Finding a network in the poor areas is either impossible or very expensive." Obviously, the writer missed the point that these laptops are capable of forming wireless mesh networks in the classroom. Also, Squeak is being bundled with OLPC. See http://weeklysqueak.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/squea k-in-extremadura/ for a nice video about what is already being done with Spanish school children.
Windows Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Tried meds, but no luck. Tried drinking more, but that only caused other problems. So haven't found the answer to my problem, although I can be relatively symptom-free if I stay on OSX or linux.