Current tasks are streamlined via new Internet applications, including the low cost electronic delivery of courseware, continuous unobtrusive assessment, and implementation of accountability standards. The amount of knowledge in the world doubles every 2.8 years. Schools cannot keep up without technology. Currency of material is a real issue that technology addresses. We also see a strong shift toward primary source material where students, for example, use information from live weather cams around the world to build a weather map rather than reading about one.
Equity is achieved.
Every student and every student's family are affected positively. No one is left out. The digital divide becomes the digital opportunity. Parents expect more from their children, and teachers raise the bar on assignments when all students are on an equal footing. Quality of learning improves.