This study investigated the role of technology in a high school and an elementary school in West Virginia that are involved in a collaborative educational reform effort, including innovative ways to prepare students to think critically and creatively. The study focused on what technology is being used and how it is being implemented, how…

With strong backing from the federal government, states and school districts are in the midst of a major push to put technology in the hands of America's teachers and students. Their efforts seek to equip schools and classrooms with computers, educational software, school-based computer networks, and links to both statewide and global information…