Authors Todd W. Kent, an associate director of the teacher-preparation program at Princeton University, and Robert F. McNergney, a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education , say that ultimately teachers will be the ones who determine how extensively computers will be used in classroom learning. Technology can influence and change interactions between teachers and students, say the authors in their book commissioned by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and published by Corwin Press.
Technology can help teachers create greater individualized lesson plans for students.
It also offers unlimited potential for student-directed learning. Instead, education specialists would help guide students with their self-directed searches. While noting that technology delivers content and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, the authors emphasize that instructors are essential for helping students understand the material. As with every other technology that has emerged on the educational landscape, ultimately the teacher will establish the value of the computer in learning.