Today's educators use technology to create learning opportunities. Students can speak with experts, communicate and collaborate with peers across the globe, learn firsthand about the events they are studying, and create powerful, multimedia presentations that not only show what they have learned, but also prepare them for tomorrow's marketplace. Technology is a powerful tool for professional development. Once isolated in their classrooms, today's tecachers are able to search the Internet for educational materials, join listservs to discuss the latest disciplinary research and teching techniques, or gain new skills and knowledge through technology-enhanced distance education programs. Technology helps erase geographical and financial barriers and offers opportunities for greater professional and academic development.
Technology is about making connections.
It connects people with resources and with one another. Two-way, interactive video allows users to see and hear one another. Small colleges can offer courses taught by some of the world's leading scholars. Administrators from the most rural areas can access graduate-level courses to advance their carreers. Faculty can collaborate on a syllabus or lesson plan even if they're miles apart.