CAL

Pupils work at own pace.

Good for pupils with learning difficulties. (customisation)

Pupils respond better to automated feedback.

Can gauge their own progress / instant feedback / automatic marking.

Engaging screens - colour/animation/sound/video.

Automatic generation of progress reports.

Special adaptations can be built in / Can target specific areas.

Materials provided in different formats such as text, voice, video, animations.

Have flexibility as to where and when they work, at home, in car, out walking/running.

Variety of activities can motivate and maintain interest.

Can access material using different hardware e.g. laptop, mobile phone, mp3 player, tablet. (No brand names)

Available at any time.

Revisit when you need to.

Multilingual support.

Not embarrassed if you get it wrong,

Lack of personal support (close at hand)

No peer interaction/social interaction.

Cost of software/specialist hardware.

No collaborative learning.

Hard for a teacher to gauge pupil progress.