Technology

• "To thrive in today's world and tomorrow's workplace, American students must learn how to learn, learn how to think, and have a solid understanding of how technology works and what it can do." -- (CEO Forum, School Technology and Readiness Report, 1997)
• "We must return to the basics, but the basics of the 21st century are not only reading, writing, and arithmetic. But, they include communication and higher problem solving skills, and scientific and technological literacy-the thinking tools that allow us to understand the technological world around us." (Education Americans for the 21st Century)
• "The computer allows the possibility of making learning an active process for all learners, and allows us to individualize the process and so allows everyone to learn to his or her maximum." (Bork, 1985)
• "With the use of computers, the teacher can act as mediator and facilitator of the learning process by providing appropriate assistance based upon the academic needs an skill level of the student." (Delclos and Kulewics, 1986)
• "Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive." - Anonymous

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