Computers in General

The more I want to implement using computers in the tutorial sessions with my students for listening/speaking and reading/writing the more I think about the computers in the tutorial room. Why I say this is that they are so slow! It takes literally five minutes to sign on and load your desktop, and another five minutes just to open the Internet browser. I don't know what the problem is - it runs WinXP and it is a campus (SCSU) computer. Other computers in B51 or Atwood are not this slow - just Eastman Hall.

So, I have been recently debating about bringing my own laptop with wireless mouse for students to use, just because it's faster! Not only this, but I believe that many students already use their own laptops (some bring them to tutorial sessions) and they are already familiar with using laptops, the quality of laptop screens, and keyboarding/typing differences between an external keyboard. Quite frankly, all keyboards are different - from make and model to even laptop to laptop. The smaller the laptop, the smaller the keyboarding space is.

To sum up, the technology in the tutorial room could be faster so as to be more efficient for both students and instructors (and tutors). Slow technology means that time is lost.