Uses of computers in schools?

how are they used? are they really helping to teach?for a background, find some of the many research articles on the effectiveness of computers in education?

Uses of computers in schools?spyware remover

we use computers at our school to do research and collect info for projects. they block websites like myspace, facebook, etc. from being used.

Uses of computers in schools?virus removal

yeap it's very common to use computer in school nowadays,but make sure there's no game,myspace etc.
if you are doing your own research project then start at BECTA website below
Computers are great in school if they are used properly.

Here's what I have personnally witnessed:

7th grade using a software to create computer games

checking emails

looking up sports scores

powerpoint presentations for almost every class

playing SimCity or SimEarth

creating brochures for almost every class

Here's how I use computers in my courses:

learn to create business letters

creating graphs/charts to interpret information

netsmartz.org to educate about Internet safety

proper searching techniques

how to build a database

This is just a small sampling of what I've seen over 23 years...I was there when computers came into the classroom. Today, many teachers use them as babysitters in the same way that we have used TV for little kids.