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Should Schools Provide Laptop Computers to Students?

April 26, 2017Computers laptop pittsburgh post gazette schools students

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Should Schools Provide Laptop Computers to Students?

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#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}More and more schools at all levels are incorporating more and more computer technology into how students are taught. Professors are providing podcasts of their lectures. Tests are taken online. Students are given laptop computers to do work on. Are these changes a good idea? Have educators carefully thought through not just the benefits, but also the problems? The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explains Governor Rendell’s recent proposal to place laptop computers in the hands of school students all across Pennsylvania: Mr. Rendell’s $25.4 billion budget, though, calls for PHEAA’s share earnings to be diverted to buy school laptops. The project would take $100 million over five years. … State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Hil