Computer Based Learning

I found an article from Education World that shows how computers are helping teachers in the classrooms. With the computer the children are given more freedom to work on what they want to work on at their own learning pace. The "prepared environment" is used to capture the child's interest and stimulate them to learn more. The computer also has motivational capabilities to keep the children interested in their learning. It also was found to keep the classroom a more quieter environment because the children are keeping themselves occupied with their learning on the computer. The other advantages that the article pointed out in computer based learning was that the computer gives the child 100 percent of it's attention. This also frees up the teacher to help other children who may need more help.
In one sense I do see this as a good idea for the class room. Especially as a one on one project. Children tend to pick up on things quicker than most people and it would be easy for them to navigate through the computer without having to disturb others. Many children do not get much one on one attention in the class room and this method would help them more with their learning. I agree with the part in freeing up the teacher so they can help others who may need extra help but I don't think the teacher should be using the computer all the time. If there is some down time in between lessons where the student can benefit from using the computer I think that would be a great time for them to use it in the class room. When I become a teacher I would not mind having one or two computers in the class room for the children to learn with. To learn more about this article you can click on this link.