Our time is spent in practice, not research, and new developments often take several years to reach our doors. However, we have an obligation to be open to the expanding possibilities which technology offers and we must be prepared to adapt to the changes and uncertainties before us and to grow with them. As our students move through their school experiences, they must have the training and background necessary to become skilled, productive members of a global work force. They must be capable of dealing with a rapidly changing work environment and seeing themselves as continual learners who know how and where to access needed information. While speed and efficiency will play an important part of our students' educations, it is equally important that they develop the thinking and analytic skills needed to understand and solve the problems of tomorrow.
Technology has the potential to engage the imagination and challenge the intellect of students.
As they come to understand and apply a variety of technological tools, they find new ways of approaching and solving problems. The time spent working on these problems is not seen as burdensome and the opportunities and challenges presented energize the learning process. The use of these tools enables students to gain access to new arenas of knowledge. They become more productive learners, more skilled researchers and better decision makers.