"The prevalence of technology in children's daily lives requires parents and teachers to master new literacies, including keyboarding, word processing, Internet research skills, multimedia production, and social networking. Technology is proving to be valuable in support of effective reading and writing instruction, universal access to instructional materials, assessment, professional collaboration, and home-to-school communication. "

This website explains why technology is important in the classroom. There is a change in student and an increased in motivation to learn. Students also gain self esteem.