Activity 3: Pros and Cons of Computer Labs

High Density computer labs - the reach many at one time method 

• pros
• A computer lab that is accessible to students during the day and to the community at large at nights or hours when school is not in session
•        cons
• The notion of security is one that is always an issue
• The question of whether to spend ‘all that money’ on a computer lab or to give each person their own computer or tablet
• In a lab there is the challenge of integrating the use of the computer in the different subject areas
• trends in educational ICT
• Computer labs are considered a thing of the past since - The use of computers in learning in a computer lab is now being replaced with the use of computers that are mobile: where each person has his or her own personal computer or the more becoming tablet
• Pedagogical practices may be strengthened or weakened with the use of any technology based on the attitudes and abilities of the instructor
• the issues that are raised
• Is just putting Computers in a room really considered a computer lab?
• Is the use of mobile computers better than using computer labs, or does it depends on how they are used?

In conclusion, computer labs once they are now conformed to learning labs are more conducive for collaborative learning. Therefore effective classroom management where it relates to the number of pupils to teacher will increase, thus leaving more room for learning to take place.