Are schools getting enough bang for their technology buck?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="Enough">Enough</span> <span word="Bang">Bang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Buck">Buck</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> – <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="updating">updating</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p><span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span>, <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="spent">spent</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="spent">spent</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, “<span word="bang">bang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="value">value</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span>”. “<span word="Buck">Buck</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> “<span word="bang">bang</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="explodes">explodes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="Bang">Bang</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Bang">Bang</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Bang">Bang</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bang">bang</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>, <span word="gigantic">gigantic</span>, <span word="gargantuan">gargantuan</span>, <span word="infinitely">infinitely</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="bang">bang</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bang">bang</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whimper">whimper</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="expresses">expresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> – <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fanfare">fanfare</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>. <span word="Hubris">Hubris</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p>
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