Informative ReadingStudy: Ed tech has proven effective

Study: Ed tech has proven effective. But more needs to be done for technology to reach its full potential in schools. Reviewed by Laura Ascione in eSchool News. Online September 2006. …Technology in Schools: What the Research Says, a new meta-study … on the use and effectiveness of classroom technologies … produced by Cisco Systems and the Metiri Group … summarizes general trends and representative studies in areas such as television and video use, calculators, engagement devices such as interactive whiteboards, portable or handheld devices, virtual learning, in-school computing, and one-to-one computing. … gaining the maximum learning return from technology requires more than simply introducing it with software and online resources that are aligned with the curriculum. Content, sound principles of learning, and high-quality teaching must all support one another, and these also must be aligned with assessment and accountability …