"Study: Emerging Technology Has Positive Impact in Classroom" from US News

http://www.usnews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2011/07/14/study-emerging-technology-has-positive-impact-in-classroom

Technology is quickly becoming a must for teachers and students. From transportable digital libraries to homework help and tutorials at home, technology is improving the lives of students. Studies are showing an ever increasing benefit to bringing technology into the classroom. However, there is still a disconnect between what technology can do and who has access to it. In Chicago Public Schools there are over 400,000 students but only enough computers for a fourth of them. Some teachers are now putting their lectures online and assigning them as homework so classtime can be devoted to practice and not teaching. Students without computer or internet access will miss out on valuable information. Plus, pre-recorded lectures do not offer the teacher-student interaction required to ensure students are grasping concepts. This last example appears to be a good idea but I would advise against widespread implementation. Also, school budgets remain a hindrance to being able to equitably bring technology into the classroom.

While some teachers may roll their eyes at technology in the classroom, it is becoming an ever increasing necessity. Students are living in a different world than most of us grew up in. They are more stimulated and more tech savvy than many of the teachers in front of them.  It is up to schools to keep up with the times and accept that more and more studies are advocating for technology in the classroom to meet the ever growing tech savvy student population.