I like the "checking out" idea. It will give her a chance to show responsibility.

I also think it's fine to give kids who show an interest in technology the tools to foster that interest. My daughter was helping her dad build computers when she was three. She can load software, troubleshoot tech issues, and so on. She goes to a tech school. Her friends are mostly geeks. It's a tech world.

The geeks shall inherit the Earth.

Roxy