W HY NEED TECHNOLOGY ? Whitney, Rachael, Mary, Jamie, Cindy

Engages them in real world situations Getting the students on the computers Typing education

To motivate students by making it fun and entertaining Create slide shows for presentations Creative outlet Providing games in correspondence to the curriculum

Providing faster access to information sources Can use internet for information

Self-paced learning for capable students Can learn on their own with software tutorials Distance educational materials

Informational and visual literacy Replace text with pictures and media

Engaging them through production work word processing Multimedia Hypermedia Higher engagement in learning