Education Week has released their 14th annual report on the state of educational technology: http://www.edweek.org/media/ew/tc/2011/digital/Education_Week_Technology_Counts_2011.pdf
While once simply a tally of hardware and Internet connections, the report now explains why technology matters in education and points to trends and trend setters.
One of the major themes this year is the use of technology to provide a more personalized learning experience for each student. Interestingly, it is one of the advertisements that sums up the need to technology in this area:
To teach exactly what every student needs each day, you'd need an insomniac, genius sidekick.
While it is possible to differentiate the instruction for each and every student using traditional methods, proper use of technology can help, not only with the instruction, but with the assessment that leads to that instruction.
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