I think many teachers shy away from the computer because they see it as a detractor from learning. However, as we can see from this article many school districts have put the computer to good use, using it for lessons, to assemble student’s portfolios, and for communication between teachers and parents.
Overall,
I do think that computers could be used more in schools.
I was especially interested in the thought of
abandoning textbooks for lap tops. I
wonder how that would work, how would teachers still maintain the
attention of
a student, and wouldn’t you still want your students to be able to use
a
textbook for reference?