Study: Ed Tech has Proven Effective

STUDY: ED TECH HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE
[SOURCE: eSchool News, AUTHOR: Laura Ascione]
When implemented carefully -- with adequate attention paid to training, support, and evaluation -- technology has been found to have a significant positive impact on student learning across all areas of the curriculum, according to a new report, "Technology in Schools: What the Research Says." So, why do critics of educational technology still decry the billions of dollars being spent on ed tech in schools across the nation? For one thing, many educators have "miscalculated" the difficulty of implementing technology effectively, the report says--and ed-tech advocates also might have "over-promised" their ability to deliver a learning return on their investment.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6600

* See the report online at http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/education/TechnologyinSchoolsReport.pdf