I am just one of millions of educators who is seeking to use technology in education. A competent, confident computer user. It is imperative that teachers recognize the potential impact that this technology can have on education. When used in the ways I have described in this study, computers do facilitate change. Several of these possibilities are summarized below.
Computers facilitate the blurring of existing gender stereotypes.
For example, girls defied gender stereotypes when they closely aligned themselves with computers and telecommunications and viewed themselves as competent, confident and frequent computer users. This characteristic is more often associated with boys than girls. Boys, as well, defied gender stereotypes when they used technology to build relationships and form connections with others. This characteristic is more often associated with girls than boys. Cooperative learning .