Mindstorms：Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

Mindstormsisaninsightfulobservationaboutchildren,computersandcomputerculturesandtheroletechnologyplaysinlearning..Mindstormshastwocentralthemes:thatchildrencanlearntousecomputersinamasterfulwayandthatlearningtousecomputerscanchangethewaytheylearneverythingelse.Evenoutsidetheclassroom,Paperthadavisionthatthecomputercouldbeusedjustascasuallyandaspersonallyforadiversityofpurposesthroughoutapersonsentirelife.SeymourPapertmakesthepointthatinclassroomssaturatedwithtechnologythereisactuallymoresocializationandthatthetechnologyoftencontributestogreaterinteractionamongstudentsandamongstudentsandinstructors.