1. Technology helps in fundamental essential changes that can be integral relatively quick to achievie significant improvements in productivity. Used to support both teaching and learning,
2. Technology introduces students to digital learning tools, such as computers and hand held devices; multiple course offerings, experiences, and learning materials; supports learning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; builds 21st century skills; increases student engagement and motivation; and accelerates learning.
3. Technology has the power to transform teaching by helping in a new model of connected teaching. This model links teachers to their students and to professional content, resources, and systems to help them improve their own instruction and personalize learning.
4. Opens opportunities for educational resources and other technologies that increase educational productivity by accelerating the rate of learning; reducing costs associated with instructional materials or program delivery; and better utilizing teacher time.
5. Online learning offers the chance and the use of open educational resources and other technologies can increase educational production by accelerating the rate of learning; moderating the costs associated with instructional materials or program delivery; and better utilizing teacher time.
6. Social computing tools promote synchronous “virtual” meetings and the capacity to share material and obtain responses in an online community.
7. The use of blogs, wikis, instant messaging, and interactive video conferencing are some of the technological tools used to permit for additional knowledge generation and knowledge sharing in a collaborative learning environment (Mosenson and Johnson 2008 p. 21).
8. 48 states and the District of Columbia currently support online learning. These opportunities range from supplementing classroom instruction occasionally to enrolling students in full time programs.
9. The use of