By developing the ability to identify and solve problems, students are empowered and thus motivated to learn. Students given opportunities to make some decisions about what they will do in their education are more inclined to have an interest in what they are doing. Creative and critical thinking can be learned and improved. Independent thinking is a result of learning to be independent and learning how to think. Technology can only be truly understood by engaging in technological thinking and doing.
Technological skills are integrative and transferable.
A Definition of Technology . Technology is the human process of applying resources to satisfy our wants and needs to extend our capabilities. Technology is defined above as the process we use to solve problems and extend our human capabilities. We can also think of technology as knowledge and as hardware. In this sense, technology is not an instrument but a field of study.