Educational technology enables students to expand their knowledge beyond what the materials in the classroom provide. By using the internet, computer software, and other technological tools, students can explore the world beyond the classroom and learn about diverse experiences that they may not be familiar with. Students can also connect with people who live in other parts of the world through international student projects that operate through the web. Students who have different learning styles can work with technology that emphasizes each student's strength and helps students with personal difficulties. Students who may have fantastic ideas and are highly intelligent, but have trouble with handwriting or composing papers, may excel with computer programs that assist them in assignments.
Educational technology can equal the playing field for students who live in different places.
While students in cities might have access to major museums, government offices, and other places to visit on field trips, students in rural areas may have to drive further or miss out on certain opportunities that students in cities get to experience. The same can be true for students who live in the city. Students in the city might not know what life in the country is like, and it might be harder for them to understand the experience of people who don't live in cities. With technology, the same information is available to a classroom in New York and a classroom in Alaska. Students can have the same material come through a computer scene regardless of where they live.