Quote Originally Posted by Duke of Gloucester
If computers are only being used by students for word processing, calculating and surfing the internet, then they are not really going to enhance learning (and may involve distractions). Power point can definitely be souless if used unimaginatively. However computers, like telivision, have the potential to make a huge difference by widening the types of learning experiences that students are exposed to. The key is using them sensibly, imaginatively and as part of a range of other strategies.
Couldn't have said it better. Computers in lessons only become a problem when the teacher is using for the sake of it to avoid having to actually deliver a lesson.