Using technology to learn does not guarantee success. Successful technology implementations are tailored to the learner, based upon sound pedagogy, and tied to national, state, and local standards. Also, a student s progress can be more easily measured and monitored through the use of technology-based solutions. As with anything else in life, there is not a silver bullet to address improving student achievement and any claim that technology might be that silver bullet is not correct. But, it is an effective tool for an image-based generation.
Technology is a tool.
In the education environment, it is a resource for assisting parents and educators in their quest to teach and motivate children. However, to be efficient, useful, and successful, any tool must be used for the purpose for which it was intended and the individual using the tool needs to have the appropriate training. As a child, I once tried to use a screwdriver to drive a nail into a piece of wood. Needless to say, I wasn t successful. But, with a hammer and some help from my dad, I launched into a major construction effort.