Technology and Student Achievement

Students in grades K-12 need opportunities to develop essential skills that promote creativity, critical thinking, productivity and collaboration in order to become technologically literate individuals in this digital age. (NETS, 2007).

* Students in technology rich environments experienced positive effects on achievement in all major subject areas.
 * Students in technology rich environments showed increased achievement in preschool through higher education for both regular and special needs children.
* Students' attitudes toward learning and their own selkoncept improved consistently when computers were used for instruction.