More laptop students felt highly positive that their computer skills had increased, and that using the computers improved their skills in writing to some degree, as compared to CE students (both p‘s < 0.001). In the focus groups, laptop students indicated that the best things about having the computer were easy access to online resources, ease of creating and editing work, and ability to make assignments look much better. The CE students stated that the best part was that it was easier than writing assignments with paper and pencil, that research was easier, and that they liked the spell checker. For CE students, the worst part was waiting to use a computer, forgetting to save work, and experiencing technical difficulties.