There are even small chips in the student ID cards at the University. The entire system of higher education has changed because of technology. Consider how much online databases have changed the amount of research being done. Jen Parrish, a student in the College of Nursing, has noticed that because of the Internet she has a broader base of information to research. Computers have put her and the rest of us just seconds away from nearly all the information, entertainment and services anyone ever imagined.
Technology helps students keep in touch with their professors by e-mail.
Web CT creates a forum outside of class, allowing students who normally wouldn't speak to voice their opinions. To put things in perspective, think about where we were 10 years ago. We thought it was unbelievable when our friends called on their cell phones and made us guess where they were. Now we use the Internet to get free long distance and never think twice of the evolutionary leap we have taken. The surprising part of the technology revolution is not how many uses we have come up with, but how quickly and firmly these tools have become second nature.