Computer Learning Month

October is Computer Learning Month, but you don’t hear much about this, anymore.  It was established by the Computer Learning Foundation to help encourage use of technologies in schools in the 1980s and 1990s. There were competitions for all age students to acquaint them with what was possible with computers. Today, there are computers in most of our classrooms and many students bring their own laptops, smart phones, and notebook computers to school. While all classrooms may not have 3-D printers and the latest in interactive technologies, most have Internet connections and many teachers have integrated technologies into their courses. We are still far from knowing how computers and related technologies can best help our students prepare for the future, and our students, although they are proficient in many types of tech uses, often do not put technologies to use as a learning assistant. Besides, with the worlds of tech and IT changing rapidly, it might be a good idea to bring Computer Learning Month back into our schools to help us keep up with how our lives and student learning are changing.