We do a lot of poking through cinder blocks and use the false ceilings. By daisy-chaining computers to a single outlet, the room has a clean look, uncluttered by wires on the floor. If the room needed to be returned to traditional classroom use, the computers could simply be unplugged and no excess wiring would need to be cut. Dr. Eldridge said several miles of wiring were strung throughout the building. Students get more individualized practice when they use computers for mathematical tasks.
Computers take less desk space than is needed for hand drawing.
In addition, students get used to using technology.