In Project-Based Learning environments, students have a variety of tools to help them work.
Tools can be a wide variety of things, depending on the content and scope of the project.
Tools include calculators, meter sticks, tables, equations, word processors, Internet browsers, HyperStudio, pencils, paper, video cameras, scissors, etc. These tools are not often prescribed, but made available when students feel they would be useful. The computer is a powerful tool in project-based learning. The students can manipulate data easily and usually can get almost instantaneous feedback, which would be less likely in a classroom without such technology. The computer can also help students work more efficiently.