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Accountability

and the

standards

movement

Educators want to know (a) how technology can help students meet

required curriculum standards and (b) what role technology skills

should play in children's education.

Funding for

educational

technology

As technology costs grow and education funds wane, policy makers

ask, "How can we justify spending scarce education dollars on

technology?"

The Digital

Divide

Because technology access differs between wealthier and poorer

schools, people want to know if technology is deepening the

economic chasm between rich and poor.

Fears about

technology

misuses

Misuses of devices and social media (e.g., sexting and cyberbullying)

have caused numerous social and legal problems. Young people have

to be educated in how to address these misuses.

The role of

distance

education

Virtual schools are springing up around the country. Parents wonder:

(a) Can all students succeed in online environments? (b) Will students

learn as much as in face-to-face classrooms? (c) How will funding for

virtual schools affect funding for traditional schools?

Privacy and

safety

As more student data go online and students spend more time on the

Internet, measures have to be put in place to limit access to personal

data and to protect students from online predators.

Malware,

viruses, spam,

and hacking

The online community is seeing an unprecedented number of

problems related to illegal entries into networks. Schools, like all

organizations, are forced to spend precious funds on measures to

protect themselves.

Online

plagiarism

Students have easy access to papers and projects they can turn in as

their own work. Teachers have to be on the alert for plagiarism, use

online sources to check suspicious work, and structure assignments to

make cheating difficult.

Racial and

gender equity

Science, technology, and engineering careers remain dominated by

males and certain ethnic groups; some educators say more student

involvement in technology at earlier levels could change this picture.

21st century

technology skills

Society's increasing dependence on technology to communicate

information means that students must learn the skills to use

information technologies effectively.