[squeakland] What do adults use computers for at work?

[Carlos Rabassa]

Ed,

I´m glad you liked the idea and want to go worldwide with it.

My thinking was much more modest and in a different direction.

My impression is children,  now that computers have been issued to them,  think they are tools to do schoolwork and maybe to have some fun playing games.

I am concerned they might not clearly see the relation between school computers and programming lessons and the use of computers and programming knowledge in the real world.

I would like to tell them about some interesting uses of computers and programming,  in the real world of adults at work.

If instead of coming from me, these news could come from people close to them,  the lesson will be very effective.

Their relatives or the relatives of some classmates,  are the most credible adults.

Hopefully, these children will realize they could be doing that interesting kind of work,  when they grow up,  using the knowledge and capacity they are getting in school.  

This could be a great incentive for them to try lo learn more and faster.
 
Carlos Rabassa
Volunteer
Plan Ceibal Support Network
Montevideo, Uruguay



On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:16 PM, mokurai at earthtreasury.org wrote:

> On Thu, June 9, 2011 12:54 pm, Carlos Rabassa wrote:
>> What do adults use computers for at work?
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1undQpXaV2MzQicDtJBtym5coZgUaCSURUAP9oa7Faik/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1
> 
> I suggest that we open this up worldwide.
> 
> I use my computer to
> 
> * Organize Sugar Labs and OLPC projects, including Replacing Textbooks and
> translations
> * Recruit volunteers
> * Form alliances
> * Write, edit, and publish
> * Play games
> * Read about everything that interests me
> * Test software and file bugs
> * Learn Spanish, currently
> 
>> Carlos Rabassa
>> Volunteer
>> Plan Ceibal Support Network
>> Montevideo, Uruguay
>> 
>> 
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