Another indirect way of evaluating the program is to compare the number of applications received in each year of the project. The numbers continued to grow despite a shrinking pool of potential applicants. The findings may validate earlier studies Some common observations from professional literature about teachers and computers seem to be validated by the assessments of the CODE 77 project. Teachers with computers expect more from their students, spend more time with individual students, are more comfortable with students working independently or in small groups, and spend less time lecturing and teaching to the whole class. I have been able to do many things with children and for the children that would not have been possible before.
Teachers are willing to take more risks and see themselves more as coaches and facilitators.
I am no longer intimidated by the computer or by students that have them. I'm not afraid to try different approaches, and very often discover new things. Collaboration among teachers increases which results in a more productive work settings. Collaboration includes not just computer skills instruction, but course development, classroom procedure development, and administrative tasks. I have appreciated all the help from former CODE 77 teachers.