While the practice is not necessarily widespread, there are a lot of them,

There are a lot of positive uses to the technology in the classroom. The ultimate objective is to find the right path for students to maximize learning.

People are realizing that learning is proportional to interaction and engagement with the subject.

I would surmise that the single most common characteristic of learners today is being time-constrained.

The public computer lab is not even close to having your own machine.