Although technology is not present in all schools, with interest and support from government at the state and federal levels and increasing awareness of the importance of classroom technology, the picture is improving all of the time. In some districts, school boards, administrators, and teachers have placed high priority on providing technology. Often, creative-financing methods must be used to do so. The walls of the traditional classroom are expanding, as even simple telecommunications linkups can bring a world of information to the classroom. Those with access to these linkups are not limited to the resources of their schools.
Telecommunications can bring people and events from all over the globe into every classroom.
Technology appeals to a generation that is growing up on television and video games. Technology captures and holds the attention of children in a way that textbooks cannot. Computers allow for more individualized instruction. Teachers can take new roles through technology. Governor George Ryan, Lieutenant Governor Corinne Wood, and the House and Senate leaders for their gracious support of this program.