The program was sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin County Library, and the teachers were able to save the school system thousands of dollars by assembling computer components themselves. Teachers use the lab to supplement regular classroom lessons. But they've noticed an interesting difference in the children's attitude towards learning with computers. It's sort of a break from the norm. Ammons said the lab's current supply of software is predominantly verbal and language programs.
Math programs are on order.
A lot of the teachers use the program for simple things, like spelling. Even as they're typing in the words a little red light flashes, and they see immediately if they've typed it in incorrectly. Newsletter editor Carol Weyrich said computers have made production far easier. Now they can print their own stories. A lot have computers at home, and work that way, too.