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A 7 page paper that reports and discusses certain issues, the first is why we should even investigate the question. The second section reports diverse studies that report improved learning with technology. The writer comments on what information is still needed and what concerns exist today and the paper ends with a brief conclusion. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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and work successfully in an increasingly complex and information-rich society, students must be able to use technology effectively." As this document states, the world has changed and children must be
ready to enter it successfully (National Educational Technology Standards Project, 2005). They go through a litany of catchy phrases: "Parents want it!; Employers want it!; Communities want it!; The nation
wants it: and most of all . . . Kids need it" (National Educational Technology Standards Project, 2005). This project has even produced technology standards children should reach to
help them reach competency (National Educational Technology Standards Project, 2005). We all know the world has changed and it keeps changing rapidly. Advances in information technology continue to be made
regularly and frequently. In this very week, Apples iPhone was released, a major breakthrough in information technology, according to some folks. This world runs on information and any individual who
is not capable will lose out. That all being true, we need to investigate this specific question because we need to know if technology does indeed make a different in
student learning. Does it increase academic learning and achievement? Does it have positive social effects on students, such as increasing motivation or enhancing self-esteem? It is expensive to outfit a
classroom with state-of-the art technology, it must be worth the expense. Part 2. Examples of studies investigating this question There are many excellent examples of how technology is
used at different grade levels to enhance learning. Some of these studies are reported, briefly, here. Fletcher (2001) reported a case study where 2nd graders in an urban multicultural
classroom used "electronic editing tools to revise and edit their writing" (2001, p. 155). Students were grouped into pairs so they could help each other (Fletcher, 2001). The study was
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