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U1 Computer Science and the web 计算机与网络 ? Computers in Class Reading Comprehension （包括“答案与题解”） Notes 课文参考译文 练习 ●Cloze ●Reading Passages(包括“疑难长句翻译与注解”) ●Translation ●Writing(包括“审题指导”) ? Computers in Class ? Is this happening in your neighborhood? Children, notebook computers stuck under their arms, await the yellow bus for the trip to middle school. On the surface, the question of computers in schools is a no-brainer. It would be strange to insist that today’s technology shouldn’t be used to make the classroom experience more individualized, more effective, more immediate, more exciting. Computers have been in schools more than 20 years — and probably even done some good. But the idea of a personal computer as a necessary daily tool for every American grammar school pupil is altogether a different thing. Beware the superficially attractive vision of 10-year-olds doing most of their work — and homework — on a computer. It’s another illusory silver bullet that promises to solve all of society’s ills through technology. Regardless of whether parents or taxpayers buy the machinery, it’s a bad policy. Determining the proper role of computers in schools is too important to be left to computer suppliers and educators. An educated public with clear and realistic expectations needs to help determine the right track for technology. Educators forever seem to seek the ultimate in curricular or teaching tools. They are always preoccupied with innovation — junior high school, new math, whole language, open classrooms and mastery learning, to name a few. Some ideas turned out well and over time have earned permanent positions in our education systems. Others reflected change for change’s sake and wound up in the trash bin, where they belong. Exactly what is to be solved with computers in schools? Are we looking to improve instructional capacity and flexibility? Are we trying to make teachers and aides more productive by letting students take advantage of programmed learning tools?