Graduates must be globally aware and able to use resources that exist outside the school . With few exceptions, children's domains of discovery during the school day are limited to the classroom and the school. Technological tools allow students to inexpensively and instantly reach around the world, learning first-hand about other cultures. Technology creates opportunities for students to do meaningful work . Students need to produce products that have value outside school, receive feedback on their work, and experience the rewards of publication or exhibition.
Technology can provide a widespread audience for students' work.
Computers link students to the world, provide new reasons to write, and offer new sources of feedback on ideas. Students' video products shown on local cable stations can produce high levels of motivation and accomplishment. Electronic media can bring experiences and information previously unimagined by students into the classroom. Through instructional television, students can view and discuss events they otherwise could not experience. Laserdiscs and CD-ROMs put thousands of images and topics at students' fingertips.