When students assume responsibility for the process they work smarter. Computers serve people. People define problems, set goals and objectives, and determine roles. The better students understand the learning process, the better they will use technology. People learn from people.
People are on the other end of the information and ideas accessed through a computer.
Students have contact with these people via software, bulletin boards, or face to face in discussions and group projects. Students can meet a lot of smart people through computers. Computers make slow progress in class. Children, computers, and powerful ideas. A guide for developing defensible programs for the gifted and talented.