Some fun problems to solve interactively. Students have to plan the best way to transport items across a river. Fun and challenging.

The final section talks about how teachers have changed the way they teach, now using the laptops as tools for students to create products, such as pubic service announcements, or podcasts explaining the concepts for other students.

In this article, Mélanie L. Sisley looks at the pros and cons for the brain of our current information-laden environment, quoting Howard Gardner, Nicholas Carr and others. Her conclusion is that we need to consider how to make this new media environment work for us in a purposeful, positive way.