Technology changes faster than educational researchers can study it.
Although many researchers insist computers are valuable in schools, they readily admit they can't yet say whether technology actually helps kids achieve educational goals. In this story, Education World focuses on some of the research that makes a strong case against the way technology is currently used in schools. We had only 45 minutes in the lab, and with all the wait time, most of us accomplished very little. I felt like that class was totally wasted. Educational psychologist and longtime teacher and administrator Jane M. Healy, once an advocate of technology in the schools, sees many problems with the way educational technology is used today.