ABSTRACT
One of the most relevant issues in classrooms today is the incorporation of technology, specifically computers, into classroom instruction.
(Larner and Timberlake, 1995)
NTRODUCTION
The above quote illustrates the rapidly increasing significance of computer-based technology within education at all levels. Using computers now forms a major component of the National Curriculum and teaching with the aid of computers is now common practice. The potential to demonstrate concepts graphically (for example) has led to the suggestion that computers are preferable to traditional teaching for the learning of traditionally complicated principles such as Newtonian mechanics (Valente and Neto, 1992). Specialized computer software has also been recommended for the support of students with dyslexia (Hellier, 1994). Davidson (1988) too advocates that word processors are essential for the teaching of English, especially for children with language learning difficulties.
