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Promises and Pitfalls

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Many questions are raised in this documentary and it is our hope that this stimulates discussion of the use of computers in high schools. Educators may wish to view the documentary and discuss the issues it raises:
Why is there unequal access to information technology (IT)?
Is information technology adequately supported in all schools?
Who benefits when IT [...]

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This 34-minute documentary, Technology Access and Use in High Schools: the Pitfalls and Promises, explores the use of computers in high schools. It is based on the findings of the Equity and Technology Alliance Research Project conducted in Canada and South Africa by sociologists Looker and Thiessen. Filmed in selected schools in Nova Scotia, Canada and the Western Cape, South Africa, the documentary shows the remarkably similar experiences of teachers and youth: teachers express many similar concerns about the promises and pitfalls of computer use in the classroom, and regardless of gender, class, race or cultural background differences, young people universally enjoy working with computers and believe that they will use them in their future careers.
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