We work out of portables, one of which is dedicated to computers. But unlike anywhere I've been before, these are always and entirely accessible to students. And we use them constantly. All our homework must be typed. Anything we don't finish, we can access from the server on any other computer, or we can upload it and access from home.
People bring laptops to school to take notes.
We can check our homework assignments from the school webpage, or just e-mail a teacher and ask them for advice. We often have reports based solely off the internet, and there is certainly benefit to that. By now, I would be lost without a computer. And whether or not that is positive, it is the future. Everyone will have to know how to work a computer.