[geeks] New Tech Schools: Digital Harbor in Baltimore

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From: "Kevin R. Marshall" <kevin at mpcf.com>
>
> I heard something on WLRN this morning about high schools getting smaller and 
> more focused on providing a "major" for their students.  They used "Digital 
> Harbor" as an example.  Apparently, it's a school in the Baltimore area that 
> focuses on technology as well as a few other areas.  The played a sound clip 
> from the classroom to give you an idea of what the kids would be learning.  In 
> this sound clip, the teacher said the following, "I want you all to log into 
> Word".
> 
> Log into Word?  How do you "log into" Word?  There's no permissions system.  
> Word isn't authenticating me based any supplied credentials.  Now i know why my 
> users look confused when i ask them if they have successfully logged into their 
> workstations.  
> 
> If teachers in the 2007 can't figure out the correct terminology/vernacular 
> surrounding something as simple as starting an application, then we're screwed 
> from the get go.
> 
> /KRM

Probably because they were taught the wrong terminology in a workshop given by
another clueless person.  Been there.  I also like "activate your mouse", 
"download to the server" and my favorite; "sign on to the <enter your favorite 
device>".  Let's not forget when we have to "reconfigure" our machines.  It's
fun to watch this and predict how smart you will be compared to all the idiots
that will be generated by this crap.

Bob