Teachers know that their students will have ready access to technology and can plan classes accordingly. Students can take advantage of the technology at the time it is needed and in the place it is needed. A golden opportunity can be seized. A lesson can be planned that requires only five minutes computer use. The teacher is not dissuaded by having to move the whole class to the computer room for five minutes work.
Students have access to technology continually.
Work started at school can be continued at home and even in between. Through regular use of the technology, students develop advanced skills in using software and manipulating documents and files. These skills are more likely to be learnt in a meaningful context and retained through continual reinforcement. Student ownership of notebook computers relieves the school of the need to regularly upgrade and extend their hardware facilities. The support structures required for a notebook programme can be funded by the money saved through not purchasing rooms full of computers.