GETTING WIRED IN WISCONSIN

The Washington Middle School in Kenosha has become the first school in Wisconsin to issue laptops to all it's students and teachers. Assistant State Superintendent, Richard Grobschmidt was among a large group of dignitaries on hand for the ceremony of handing out the computers to the students.

Obviously, this will present a new approach to education. One, not that computers are present to aid the education process, but one where use of computers is the education process. I'm sure the change in technology will be hard for some parents/teachers/students to grasp and accept. But I think its a change whose time has come.

I also feel that this is a time where we need to stand firmly behind the needs of school libraries and books for school libraries. They will be needed more than ever as support for the digital education process.

Review the Kenosha story at http://www.kusd.edu/media/pdf/news/2007/021207.pdf