The Hiawassee school was among those tied for fourth place. That needs to be emphasized or people might think that you could get rid of teachers and buy computers. You need the personal touch for teaching, and, more important, you need the role models. Far from feeling threatened, Towns County teachers are enthusiastic about the new options the computers give them. The machines make administrative chores easier, of course.
Teachers exchange email with both students and parents.
They say these advantages are especially pronounced for students who previously resisted the tedium of detail work. The laptops go wherever the students do, to class in the morning and home in the evening. We can do more projects. I had them pretend that they were archeologists and had just found it. Any time you can add the element of fun, you're going to have gains in the curriculum.