Computer Access My current situation has me teaching the 7th grade block (language arts and geography) at Beach Middle School in Chelsea, Michigan. Chelsea, as a community, is quite well off financially. Technology is a priority for its citizens and its schools. I'm currently writing this on my school-issued laptop that's less than a year old. I'm sitting on my couch and my cat is sleeping on my left arm. My classroom contains a brand new PC for my students to use and a new HP DeskJet color printer. There are two different labs of brand new laptops available to me. I am one of Moran's "haves." Being one of the "haves" doesn't mean my students get to use computers every day, nor would I sign up for that. We have argued, argued, complained, and reasoned our way to a recording system that works most of the time. For the twenty-eight laptop walk-in lab, the sign-up sheet is posted one week in advance and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration form is posted in the laboratory itself. It's posted by the Media Center employee and has her favorites. The rest of us are regularly confused by the apparent speed with which some teachers can access the sign-up sheet. For those of us who aren't fast enough, there are two laptop carts. Each cart has fourteen laptops and a printer. All laptops are wireless. We can register for one or both laptops at a time. The sign-up sheet is located in the Media Center and is available for the entire school year. In September I can sign up for June. I've already done it this year. We have two different enrollment processes due to the different scheduling styles of our teaching staff. We in the language arts and social studies departments tend to plan months in advance. For at least the last two years, the 7th grade block staff has met in the summer and charted the course of the year.