Learning with, through, and about Computers: Students’ Best Friend or Worst Nightmare?

Considers how although students’ frustration level may rise with the inclusion of computer technology in writing classes, so too do the number of "wow moments" – those times when students finally achieve something for which they have long struggled. Examines the efficacy of including technology in first–year writing courses. Finds that a sizable majority of students indicated that the use of computers had some positive effect on their writing.