Some mentioned motivation with respect to working in a specific subject area, for example, a greater willingness to write or to work on computational skills. Kids like the immediate results. It's not a result that you can get anywhere else except on the computer. . . . For them it really is a big deal. Much more so than I ever though it was going to be.
Technology is the ultimate carrot for students.
It's something they want to master. Learning to use it enhances their self-esteem and makes them excited about coming to school. The computer has been an empowering tool to the students. They have a voice and it's not in any way secondary to anybody else's voice. It's an equal voice.