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The majority of classrooms in our school have at least one student computer somewhere at the back, but unfortunately, not all of these machines get used to their full potential. It’s sometimes hard to think of a good use for just one or two, or even three, computers during a particular class when you’re busy teaching a whole class. People worry about students sitting at computers going off task, and the teacher may not have time to monitor this while also helping the rest of the class with whatever they’re doing. In the end, quite a few machines seem to be used predominantly for googling information during project work…
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