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Over the past two decades, education institutions have spent millions of dollars on technology hardware and software without a clear purpose. Most vision statements describe how students will use technology tools to enhance and increase learning. But very few speak to the issue of how kids learn, what motivates them and how technology advances their understanding of the world. For technology to affect student learning, schools must ensure that appropriate resources are in place.
A common denominator for any classroom today is a network-connected computer system. This provides only a bare minimum toward increasing student engagement, but it is the essential building block, and all plans for classroom technology...