Computers Spark an Education Revolution

From online courses to child-friendly laptops andsoftware that she likens to a video game.
virtual teachers, technology is spreading in"It's comfortable," she said of Scholastic Corp's
America's classrooms, reducing the need forFASTT Math software in which she and other
textbooks, note pads, paper and in some casesstudents compete for high scores by completing
even the schools themselves.mathematical equations. "This makes me learn
Just ask 11-year-old Jemella Chambers. She is onebetter. It's like playing a game," she said.
of 650 students who receive an Apple Inc laptopEducation experts say her school, the Lilla G.
each day at a state-funded school in Boston.Frederick Pilot Middle School in Boston,
From the second row of her classroom, she tapsMassachusetts, offers a glimpse into the future.
out math assignments on animated education