Technology In Classrooms

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must continue to look at the research on technology and student achievement in order to find out if the use of technology is beneficial. This paper will discuss some of the ways technology has been integrated into schools to promote student achievement and success.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Only about a decade or so ago, access to technology in classrooms was very limited. Getting schools wired was one of the nations highest education priorities ( Valdez, 2005). This statistic has drastically improved with the implementation of major technology use in the majority of the nation’s schools. Virtually every school with access to computers now has Internet access, this is compared to only 35 percent of schools having access to the internet in 1994 ( Valdez, 2005 ). Also much progress has been made in expanding Internet access in classrooms lowering student to computer ratio drastically. With the passing of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation in January 2002, testing has ...

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