Computer-Based Education: Fact or Fad?

American educators are currently debating the question of whether computers in the classroom are fact or fad. In spite of the pressure of massive sales campaigns and the American society's love of technology, it would appear that educators have not lost sight of the need for systematic instructional planning as the underlying structure for computer-related decisions. The "bionic perspective" or the point of view that permits us to consider the performance of tasks we would he incapable of performing without computer support is a valuable perspective, as long as we clearly remember that it is the human component in education that is responsible for deciding when to make use of the technology.