Once its official reports are online, a state government may decide to save money by canceling the paper versions. And every dollar a school spends on computer technology is a dollar that won’t be spent on books.
Predictor: Stoll, Clifford
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for The Tampa Tribune, Stephen Bates writes about Clifford Stoll, author of the book “Silicon Snake Oil,” a cautionary look at the impact of computers and the Internet. Bates writes:”Stoll … warns that the mad rush to the electronic frontier may deplete our choices in the off-line world. Once its official reports are online, a state government may decide to save money by canceling the paper versions. And every dollar a school spends on computer technology is a dollar that won’t be spent on books, Stoll observes in his strongest, most impassioned chapter, a polemic on the false promise of computers in the classroom.”
Biography:Clifford Stoll was an astrophysicist who also wrote the influential books “Silicon Snake Oil” (1995) and “The Cuckoo’s Egg.” A long-time network user, Stoll made “Silicon Snake Oil” his platform for finding fault with the Internet hype of the early 1990s. He pointed out the pitfalls of a completely networked society and offered arguments in opposition to the hype. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Tampa Tribune
Title, headline, chapter name: Beware the Net-heads
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=699382f1bfd3fa501603c9fbffaf2d3d&_docnum=39&wchp=dGLbVlz-lSlzV&_md5=fce2ad5c303fc41f036f14160e66cac2
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Tencer, Elizabeth L.