1983 Ä¢¹½TVÏÂÔØ Annual Business Meeting in Denver, Colorado
Background
The arrival of computer technology in schools and colleges, Ä¢¹½TVÏÂÔØ members noted, has brought with it both benefits and problems. Among the latter they cited the uneven quality of teaching methods and materials, plus unequal student access to computers resulting from economic conditions and from inequities among teaching disciplines. They called on Ä¢¹½TVÏÂÔØ to help solve these problems. Be it therefore
Resolution
Resolved, that the Ä¢¹½TVÏÂÔØ Council of Teachers of English through its publications and professional meetings explore the effective use of computers in the teaching of English and language arts;
that Ä¢¹½TVÏÂÔØ urge equity of access to computers among students of varying socio-economic levels and among various departments within a school; and
that Ä¢¹½TVÏÂÔØ provide leadership in defining legitimate uses of the computer by encouraging research and by disseminating information about the role of computers in the English language arts curriculum.
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