Thanks to funding from the state of Iowa and a private endowment, Boone Community School District in Boone, Iowa, has transformed its tech ed classes and facilities.
Students work in pairs at a workstation that resembles an office cubicle.
I miss standing up in front and kidding with them. Yet computer-aided instruction forces students to learn some new skills that have nothing to do with high technology. That was difficult at first. To help students with this important skill, English classes at the high school are incorporating technical writing into the curriculum. Erb hopes this will also train students to read technical instructions more carefully.