Show Urges Use Of Computer Oln uter Dr T T. H H. Bell Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Instruction Instruction In In- urged school administrators administrators admin admin- from throughout Utah to have an intense interest in inthe inthe inthe the computer as an educational onal tool Thursday March 27 night TIlE THE COMPUTER will do for brain power what internal combustion combustion combustion com com- bustion engines have done for muscle power Nothing since the printing press has shown so much potential for good or ill as we choose to change education he cautioned Supervisory school personnel personnel personnel person person- nel from throughout Utah are conference conference confer confer- attending a two-day two ence at Granite Park Junior High Salt Lake City Uses of the Computer in Education Edu Edu- cation DR BELL encouraged the educators to shape the uses of Ithe the computer to serve our needs as educators If we dont don't future forces might well shape our activities to serve the Ule com com- puter Automation will become a slave to serve us if we play our role wisely as the masters of our own educational destiny He emphasized that the State Board of Education has wanted to be a willing and supportive partner with school districts in advancement of computer work The board has wanted to avoid domination and dictation dictation dictation dicta dicta- tion and to respect local school district autonomy he said THIS HAS been difficult and frustrating he explained because because be be- cause tradition in public education education edu edu- cation accords to each local board of education and staff considerable freedom If each school system in Utah moves out on its own in this highly complex field we will not attain attain attain at at- tain wise use of public money he continued I am convinced that the sure way to lose local school district autonomy is to fail Cail to show our public that we do have the ability to be cost conscious conscious con con- and management effective effective ef ef- ef in moving Utah education education tion into the computer age LATER DR Robert Gates Director of Education Operations Operations Operations Oper Oper- at Ford Philco-Ford Corp outlined advantages of the computer computer computer com com- puter to the educators The meetings will end Friday afternoon after after- noon I I |