Computers

Your children may come into contact with computers in their individual classrooms, a computer center in their school, in their school library, or in their neighborhood public library.

Select a question below to learn more about computers. Use the navigation to the left to learn about other technologies.

1. How many computers are there in schools and libraries?
2. Are all computers the same?
3. Are computers used only in certain subject areas, like mathematics?
4. At what grade level will my child starting using computers?
5. Can my child break a computer?
6. How does a computer actually work?

At what grade level will my child starting using computers?

When your child begins to use computers and other technologies in schools depends on the school your child attends. However, computers are being used at virtually every grade level at one school or another. There are a number of Web sites you can visit that show examples of computer use at all grade levels. Here are several of those sites:

International Society for Technology in Education
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html
Describes standards for educational technology skills and knowledge for students at all grade levels.

CyberSmart
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
http://www.cybersmart.org/home/
First-of-its-kind K-8 Curriculum co-published with Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and available free to educators.

WebQuest
Bernie Dodge, San Diego State University
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

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