Synthesis

   When taking into consideration the fact that computers are inevitably a very essential part of each and every one of our lives, we can't lie to ourselves by saying that computers won't be making even larger advanements, thereby causing us to gain more of a dependence for them. However, in Stoll's article, he protests that computers should not and cannot replace good, old-fashioned books and an inspiring teacher.  Ohman agrees that these computers are a bit of an issue ass well, but seems to look at it in a different light.
  Stoll tells us that these computers discourage us with ADD-inducing flashing lights and pretty pictures that do nothing more than dull the senses and tune out original thought.  Stoll feels outraged that librarians are becoming more and more obsolete, and libraries themselves are slowly being ripped apart from the inside out, due 
to the addition of computer modules in the libraries.  With these additions, students who find themselves in need of research material stray away from convential book searching and jump straight to Google for all the answers to their difficulties.  And what puzzles Stoll is that people would rather invest in 2 dozen computers
then, say, a thousand books, or a new librarian for a year, when they all cost the same.  Stoll thinks that
the books would outlast the computers.  Ohman agrees that mass spending of funds on computers may be a bit of a waste, and does not see the benefit of such a trivial waste of money 
on a product that ultimately distracts the user, as well as gives the user a very simplistic tool for
plagiarism.  However, he does mention that certain schools did manage to figure out a fairly decent medium by allowing teachers to have "kill switches" to turn off computers that are straying from the task at hand.
  Honestly, so long as we're smart with how much we allow our students to do, I think computers could very well be a marvelous tool, as it opens up an infinite streaming of important information, as wel as a method of easily accessing important news and notes from class.  While I do see, and agree with, Stoll's points as well as Ohman's, we shouln't fear technology without better understanding it first.