Computers in Education ReceiveA Mixed Review: A Case Study of a High SchoolComputerLab Manager Douglas M. Allred Centerjgr Personswith Disabilities, Utah State Univers@, Logan, Utah 84322-6800 ill: 435-755-6655, Email: dred@bridgernet.com fill Morgan ResearchAssociate, Utah State University Betty Ashbaker Assistant Pr@ssor,Brigham ~bung University n today's education stage, computers play a leading role. Whether computers are a means to an instructional end or an end in themselves, the implications of computers in elementary and secondary schools are significant. Officials take pride in advertising the number of computers and state-of the-art software programs available for students' use. But is everything as it seems behind this curtain of educational technology? What do we know about the skills of the individuals directing our children's performance in computer labs? To find out, we interviewed Eric (named changed) asking him to tell us about his experience managing a computer lab in a suburban high school of 1800 students. This is Eric's first year as a computer lab manager. Though Eric worked for several months at an Internet company, he attributes much of his self taught computer skills to "just playing around." He reports he will probably continue this temporary work at $8.50 per hour until
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