Using Media in Teaching: Learning Guide. Section Seven - Using Computer Technologies in Schools

The current optimism about computers makes it easier to find funding for projects that involve computers than it is to find sources willing to contribute to teacher

development or basic infrastructure, such as toilets, chairs or chalk. Computers and the Internet are 'cool' and easy to generate enthusiasm about. As with television, though, we need to view such enthusiasm for computers critically: we can't ignore the impact that computer technologies are having on our society, but we shouldn't believe they will solve all our problems.