Computers can give children a sense of independence. Social skills can also be developed. In the classroom, children often prefer working with one or two partners over working alone on a computer. Students can be paired up and therefore depend on each other to work out a problem. They are given control of the situation and being forced to use each other to determine an outcome.
Children interact with one another more frequently while working at computers.
They were curious about what others were doing. Computers can also provide exposure to diversity in the broadest sense, i.e. abilities, gender, age, race, cultures, languages, and economic circumstances. There are also benefits to children with special needs. Students with special needs can use alternative output and input devices to interact with computers and do things that they normally cannot accomplish independently. These children can also benefit especially from having access to an on-demand, patient tutor that allows them to work at their own pace.