Re: [school-discuss] what pieces of software would you demo to

[Yishay Mor <y.mor@ioe.ac.uk>]

I know. We had the same issue with using a wiki as a collaborative 
learning system. Researchers complained that kids would not manage it. 
In fact, the kids had no problem - it was mainly the adults who got lost.

Bill Barowy wrote:

> I understand your point.  Children, especially in supportive 
> environments, can
> learn these tools with remarkable ease.  But for a traditional school
> context, school staff would often like to see something more childish. 
> It's
> more about the context than the kids.  :-)
>
> bb
>
> On Wednesday 18 February 2004 11:11 am, Yishay Mor wrote:
>  
> > My 7 yr old son has been using Knoppix for 2 years. Are you implying the
> > interface looks too childish? ;)
> >
> > - Yishay
> >
> >    
>
>
>  
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