The mini-laptops have enhanced what was already an outstanding writing program. They allow students to craft writing pieces without waiting in line for computers. In the past, the wait for computer access slowed students and impeded their productivity. According to Hilary Leigh, the CEs lift this barrier. They save a lot of time and paper.
Students compose rough drafts, revise content, and edit later drafts all on the devices.
For the most part, we use the CEs for word processing, for which we ve used desktop machines in the past. Therefore, in terms of curriculum, we re not doing anything new. Dustin Barrett echoes this sentiment. One way the CEs help me is by making writing a lot of fun. Rather than hurrying through the revision and editing steps of the writing process, students take the time to craft their pieces, not settling for a mediocre product.