Pioneering work with computers at school
Maria was interested in all kinds of news. When computers became available she knew how to employ them for her specific kind of work in class. Support from industrial sponsors and from parents provided the equipment, such that there was one computer for each member of a working group of five pupils.
She described her principles precisely, how to integrate computer usage into her beloved pilot (in German):
Using computers already in primary school caused excitement; newspapers and TV were interested, as shown by the reports (in German) below.
Maria's method to employ computers as opportunity for cooperative learning, this method significantly differred from other initiatives at that time. Here is her approach to learn writing and reading by computer.
