think automatic garage door openers and the bell that dings when an elevator arrives

Computers can now be activated by voice, and users with limited vision can listen as their computer communicates with them; touchscreen technology is ideal for users with limited dexterity.

o rely on memory or a manual system for taking medication.

Technology has come a long way in terms of helping disabled persons live life with fewer obstacles

the Android Zio

will allow a blind person to hear website content read to them through an app.

chool districts spend millions of dollars each year on technology for the classroom. That hardware and software has the potential to save time in the area of administrative duties as well as to significantly impact student learning when integrated into an existing curriculum. 

he obvious key to technology’s successful implementation in schools is training and support. This is not an earth-shattering revelation. The first problem is that new staff members are not receiving even the minimum amounts of training they need to successfully utilize existing technologies beyond the lowest levels of use. In addition, these new teachers are not provided with any long-term support system to aid them in reflection or continued growth.  Even veteran teachers are already overburdened with duties and often reluctant to take on more new challenges.

Always have engaging activities on hand to keep your students on task and learning. Students will misbehave if they have nothing to do, don’t give them the opportunity to be bored. Technology is a great way to fill those extra minutes with critical thinking and problem solving activities.

A good teacher is continually learning. Technology makes it easy to extend your learning by offering professional development on demand. Professional development will keep your teaching fresh, current, and will remind you of what it is like to learn something new. Teachers who are continually learning make empathetic teachers, they understand how frustrating it can be to learn something for the first time.

offers a wide variety of support on the effective use of technology in the classroom to increase student academic gains. 

technology integration support tools, approves technology plans,  supports the E-Rate process, provides online professional development and digital resources, and guides the work of  the Statewide Instructional Technology Project (SIT).

is incomprehensible that anyone today would argue that banks, hospitals, or any industry should use less technology.

becoming an increasingly vital tool in our information society.

More Americans are going online to conduct such day-to-day activities as education, business transactions, personal correspondence, research and information-gathering, and job searches.