It is when the learning environment changes that student learning changes. In the article there is a quote from a teacher who mentions that the learning that children do with computers is the same as when they use books, but it is more motivating. If this is so, then the use of computers must be wrong. Books should never be compromised for the sake of computers. But teaching and learning with computers is different.
Computers provide students with an environment to model ideas and test theories.
They are able to connect to resources, and to find answers that may not be in the books that are currently in the room. Computers assist students so they may model behaviors and learn more about them. In the past, inventory once lived on the shelves of 7-11 stores for as many as 45 days. Store owners used their gut instinct to make purchasing decisions and there was no point of sale information. Today, using computer models and data from the store, 7-11 store owners make informed decisions that have increased sales per store by 2 to 3 times.