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Does Computer Technology in the Classroom Discourage Girls?

Today more and more schools are embracing technology in the classroom. They are implementing new computer lesson plans and turning to the Internet for research. Unfortunately, studies (American Association of University Women Educational Foundation) show that current methods used to teach computer programming classes are turning girls off. It isn’t surprising with women making up just 20 per cent of the high-tech workforce. Although technology in the classroom should make this an equal opportunity area, girls don’t seem to be connecting with the programming side of things.

With this in mind, it’s important for educators at all levels to encourage girls to participate in using technology in the classroom. When creating computer lesson plans, including computer-programming lessons, teachers need to try to encourage their female students to get involved.

One current theory is that violent video games and programming classes that focus too narrowly on hardware and the mechanics of information technology are turning off girls. One report states that girls find current computer programming classes in high school to be “tedious and dull” and that the games are “boring, redundant and violent.” One way to bring them back into the fold may be to incorporate technology in the classroom into more diverse subject areas. Computer lesson plans including music, history or the sciences may spark girls’ interest. In this instance, teachers have to take the lead.

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