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High-Tech Heretic : Reflections of a Computer Contrarian by Clifford Stoll (2000, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385489765

ISBN-139780385489768

eBay Product ID (ePID)928727

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Number of Pages240 Pages

Publication NameHigh-Tech Heretic : Reflections of a Computer Contrarian

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectComputers & Technology, Social Aspects / General, Computer Literacy, Distance, Open & Online Education, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers, Education

AuthorClifford Stoll

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Dewey Edition21

Reviews"An often funny and acerbic look at the new computer priesthood." -- The Christian Science Monitor "Stoll's long experience with technology gives him authority. . . . His claims are based on facts, logic and common sense." -- The Seattle Times "Wonderful. . . . Stoll has Internetted there, computed that and seen through the hype about computers and education." -- Chicago Sun-Times "When Stoll says something, gearheads and non-gearheads alike usually listen. Not only is he an entertaining writer, but he is completely sensible in his approach about the role computers should play in our lives." -- The San Diego Union-Tribune "Wonderful...SHould be in the hands of every school administrator ready to sign a check for more computers."- Chicago Sun-Times, "An often funny and acerbic look at the new computer priesthood." --The Christian Science Monitor "Stoll's long experience with technology gives him authority. . . . His claims are based on facts, logic and common sense." --The Seattle Times "Wonderful. . . . Stoll has Internetted there, computed that and seen through the hype about computers and education." --Chicago Sun-Times "When Stoll says something, gearheads and non-gearheads alike usually listen. Not only is he an entertaining writer, but he is completely sensible in his approach about the role computers should play in our lives." --The San Diego Union-Tribune "Wonderful...SHould be in the hands of every school administrator ready to sign a check for more computers."-Chicago Sun-Times

Dewey Decimal371.33/4

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SynopsisThe cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic , Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher. As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.