Anglo students
from a middle-class to upper-middle class neighborhood. Each classroom was
equipped with two computers; one for the teacher and one for all the students
in the classroom. In addition, the school was equipped with two computer labs
containing 24 computers each that teachers could access at any time. Every
computer in the school was outfitted with the productivity software from the
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and access to the Internet.
All teachers were given the option by the school vice-principle of participating
or not participating in the study and all agreed to participate.