| :. How do you use computers now? |
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Kevin, Grade 4, Age 9
I use it for the Internet and for looking for singers. I use it for games and I draw and I print it out. I use it for looking for a car. I also go on the computer to play ping pong.
Rosa, Grade 4, Age 10
I use it at the computer lab. I use it to do webs and graphs. One or two days I go to my cousin’s house. I use their computer. I play games, write, and I color pictures about many things. |
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| :. How do you imagine you will use computers 10 years from now? |
Leslie, Grade 4, Age 10
I will use the computer to find a job so I don't have to go walking to look for a job or look for signs that says "Help wanted." I will get bored looking for a job that way.
Nallely, Grade 4, Age 9
If computers could talk in the future I would talk to my computer. I would order a flying car. Also I would buy stuff and I would look for some machine that shows you where money is or where gold is.
Deonte, Grade 4, Age 9
I will use it to track down people that are bad guys. I will use it to get movie tickets, to buy cars, a house, find a job, and buy gift certificates. I will get stuff that I don’t have or I can turn myself from adult to a child again. I will get video games and games to go with them.
Paullette, Grade 4, Age 10
I will use it for writing, checks, buying cars, for making my own business over the Internet, for surfing the web, and using it for my job.
| :. Because of the high cost of computers, many people across Los Angeles have limited access to the Internet. How would you make computers and the Internet more accessible to all people? |
Yanet, Grade 4, Age 9
I would do a raffle and whoever won would get one computer. I would also help them get a good job on my computer. I would also try to make them cheaper than they are right now so people could buy a computer.
Darlene, Grade 4, Age 10
On special days, it could be free. I could give them money to buy one. I could sell them for $2.00. If they did not have money, I could give it to them free and I think they will like it too.
Alex, Grade 4, Age 9
I will go to each place that sold computers and tell them to lower the prices of the computers. Also I will tell them about how many people can’t by computers. Finally I will make the Internet free.
Vanessa, Grade 4, Age 9
We could let every student go into our school and into the computer lab and they would all try to use the computer to access the Internet. That will mean a lot to them. That’s what I would do.
| :. Journal Entries for Lennox Middle School |
These students at Jane Addams are responding to the question, "Should there be computers in schools? Why or why not?" They all agree that students should have access to computers.
I think schools should have computers because some computers teach kids how to read write and learn math facts. Teachers use them to find out about what is happening in the school. Lots of computers even teach teachers how to spell words they don’t know.
- José, Grade 3
I think schools should have computers so children could write a story about something on paper then type it on the computer and then print it when its done. In school you need computers to keep track of what students are doing in the school. Or you could use computers for research like me. I use computers for research. I use Heal the Bay report card for Los Angeles County. You could use computers in the school library to keep track of where all the fiction books are or where all the non-fiction books are.
- Anonymous, Grade 3
I think schools should have computers because how would you type [without them]? They should have computers because if the principal sends you a note you wouldn’t be able to receive it, or if you got mail on the computer you wouldn’t be able to write back. If you wanted to write stuff on the computer you wouldn’t be able to do it, because you don’t have a computer. What if you got a note about a paycheck, you wouldn’t be able to see it.
- Anonymous, Grade 6
I use the computer to go on the Internet. I use it to play card games. I like to play a card game named solitaire. I use the computer to write to other people. I send some people jokes. Some people use the computers to look where places are and what they look like. Some people use computers so they could do their jobs. People use it to talk to people also. Some people use computers to find out different things to learn about different places. Some people use computers to find houses and cars. Some people use it to print things. Some people use it to color things.
- James, Grade 6
I use computers to learn math. I learned to read in my computer. You also use computers to have fun. Adults use the computers to learn English and others to learn Spanish. Some get email in their computer or some write stories or letters. You can go to the Internet too. You can look at maps. You can do a lot of reading and math on computers.
- Diana, Grade 6
People use computers for writing like we do in the computer lab. We do a lot of writing like web quest. We’ve also done writings [entitled] My Favorite Adult and My Favorite Relative. Adults usually use them for their jobs if they need it. Some little kids use them to play with like kindergartners. For example they use them to draw with. Third Graders also use them to learn how to type fast like the teachers.
- Melissa, Grade 6
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