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Writing, Technology and Teens
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/247/report_display.asp
Pew Internet Releases Writing, Technology and Teens Report
Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essential skill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.
A USA national phone survey of 700 youth ages 12-17 and their parents conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing

Google Generation... is a myth
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/01/googlegen.aspx
Google Generation... is a myth
A new report, commissioned by JISC and the British Library, counters the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – young people born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most adept at using the web. The report by the CIBER research team at University College London claims that, although young people demonstrate an ease and familiarity with computers, they rely on the most basic search tools and do not possess the critical and analytical skills to asses the information that they find on the web.
The report ‘Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future’ also shows that research-behaviour traits that are commonly associated with younger users – impatience in search and navigation, and zero tolerance for any delay in satisfying their information needs – are now the norm for all age-groups, from younger pupils and undergraduates through to professors.

Speak Up Project : 2007 Report (USA)
http://tinyurl.com/5n552o
Speak Up Project
A view of what kids, teachers, parents and school leaders in the US think of ICT and ICT in education.
Speak Up is a national initiative of Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay), the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that today’s students are well prepared to be tomorrow’s innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world. The Speak Up Project has three primary goals:
• To collect & report on what key education stakeholders think about key 21st century education issues such as technology use within learning, science and math instruction and job/career preparation.
• To raise awareness about the importance of including student, educator and parent voices in national and local discussions on these critical issues to our society and economy.
• To stimulate new local conversations and support school & community efforts to improve educational opportunities for all students.

Ofcom research identifies social networking profiles
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2008/04/nr_20080402
Ofcom research identifies social networking profiles
Nearly half of all children who have access to the internet have their own personal profile on a social networking site, according to extensive qualitative and quantitative Ofcom research published today.
The report reveals just how quickly social networking sites have become a part of Britons' lives. As well as widespread use amongst 8-17 year olds (49 per cent of internet users in that age group), the report also reveals that over a fifth (22 per cent) of adult internet users aged 16+ have their own online profile.

Children ignoring online dangers
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EUKidsOnline/
Children ignoring online dangers
Children across Europe are being exposed to online threats but remain apathetic to the risks, according to research by EU Kids Online.
The findings, collated from research published in 21 European countries, suggest that social networking is a large part of the problem.
Our research has found substantial amounts of bullying, harassment and unwanted sexual messages
EU Kids Online believes that social networking sites could do more to advise teenagers about their privacy and ensure that they understand the implications of disclosing personal details.

The Google Generation as researchers (pdf) Jan2008
http://tinyurl.com/3b7ffg
The Google Generation as researchers (pdf) Jan2008
Information behaviour of the researcher of the future
This study was commissioned by the British Library and JISC to identify how the specialist researchers of the future, currently in their school or pre-school years, are likely to access and interact with digital resources in five to ten years’ time.
This is to help library and information services to anticipate and react to any new or emerging behaviours in the most effective way. In this report, we define the `Google generation’ as those born after 1993 and explore the world of a cohort of young people with little or no recollection of life before the web.

YouGov poll : 21st Century Pupils Log-on to Learn
http://tinyurl.com/2k7g6o
YouGov poll : 21st Century Pupils Log-on to Learn (Jan2008)
"RM commissioned a YouGov poll into the ways that technology is changing how young people in Britain learn. The poll was conducted online, so there should necessarily be a caution in assuming that the results are representative of all young people, especially since the theme is use of technology."
This year's RM "School Gate Survey" questioned 1,501 11-16 year olds across Britain, and examined their thoughts on the impact of IT on their learning and the value they place on it.

ICT offers new opportunities for girls
http://www.connect-bangladesh.org/content/view/466/101/
ICT offers new opportunities for girls
In many developing countries, girls are still not enjoying equal educational, economic and social rights. Information and Communication Technology can help open up new doors of opportunities for young girls and women.
Girls should be given access to ICT for the same reasons as boys. They need to acquire ICT skills for their educational progress, personal development, and employment opportunities. However, girls are often excluded from taking advantage of new technologies as tools for empowerment by socio-economic and cultural factors.
These social discrepancies have been pointed out by development experts in a conference titled "ICT and Girls Empowerment", organized by Relief International-Schools Online, a US-based organization in partnership with Democracy Watch in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ICT tools for women's education and empowerment
http://lyris.spc.int/read/messages?id=56204
Appropriate and accessible ICT tools for women's education and empowerment
This article introduces the (draft) report prepared by ISIS Manila titled "People's Communications for Development - How Intermediary Groups Use Communication Tools for Grassroots Women's Empowerment" which describes a research project into the relationships between ICT tools and education within the lives of grassroots women in developing countries.
The study did not divide ICT tools into "new" and "old" technologies, but instead took into account traditional means of communication such as theatre and face-to-face discussion alongside newer tools such as radio and television, as well as the latest ICT, such as cellular phones and computers.
Research Project Reinforces Radio and Face to Face Interaction as Appropriate and Accessible Info-Communication Tools

Pew Internet Report on Online Video Usage
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/232/report_display.asp
Pew Internet Report on Online Video Usage
... this one shows that in 2007, 48% of internet users visited video sharing sites such as YouTube, and the traffic to these sites has doubled on a typical day. For comparison, in December 2006, only 33% of internet users said they visited video sharing sites.

Online identity management and search
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/229/source/rss/report_display.asp
Digital Footprints: Online identity management and search in the age of transparency
Internet users are becoming more aware of their digital footprint; 47% have searched for information about themselves online, up from just 22% five years ago. However, few monitor their online presence with great regularity. Just 3% of self-searchers report that they make a regular habit of it and 74% have checked up on their digital footprints only once or twice.
In addition to providing national telephone survey data, this report includes quotes from online survey respondents as well as experts in the fields of privacy, online identity management and search.

ICT In Schools: Trends, Innovations & Issues In 2006-2007
http://insight.eun.org/ww/en/pub/insight/misc/specialreports/ict_in_schools_.htm
ICT In Schools: Trends, Innovations & Issues In 2006-2007.
This paper aims to provide an overview of the situation of ICT in schools in the years 2006 and 2007. It concentrates on the following areas:
- State and progress of ICT infrastructure and use;
- Results of the impact of ICT in schools;
- Examples of national policies and innovations;
- Issues for schools.
EUN regularly carries out extensive monitoring and research activities in various fields related to ICT integration in schools, such as describing and analysing ICT policies within the Insight observatory, gathering of innovative practices of schools involved in EU funded projects, leading the Internet safety network and EUN content related projects, which promote the learning resource exchange (LRE) for schools.

What do students do online?
http://21centuryconnections.com/node/330
What do students do online? ... some percentage statistics
Letting Social Networking into Schools

Impact of IWBs on teacher-pupil interaction
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ipp/research/publication/24727
The impact of interactive whiteboards on teacher-pupil interaction in the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies 2006
The study set out to investigate the impact of Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) on teacher-pupil interaction at key stage 2 in the teaching of literacy and numeracy. As part of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, IWBs have been made widely available as a pedagogic tool for promoting interactive whole class teaching.
In order to investigate their impact, the project looked specifically at the interactive styles used by a national sample of primary teachers. 184 lessons were observed over a two year period.
The findings suggest that IWBs appear to be having some impact on the discourse moves used in whole class teaching, but this impact is not as extensive as that claimed by the advocates of IWBs.

Gender inequality: will interactive whiteboards help?
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ipp/research/publication/37875
Gender inequality in the primary classroom: will interactive whiteboards help? 2007
This paper sets out to investigate (i) gender differences in whole class classroom interaction with a sample of teachers who were not using Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) in their lessons; and (ii) the short-term and longer term impact of IWB use upon gender differences in classroom interaction. The study focused upon teacher-student interaction at Key Stage 2 in the teaching of literacy and numeracy in English primary schools.

Primary IWB report (UK)
http://tinyurl.com/2hmjrq
The DfES Primary Schools Whiteboard Expansion project (PSWE) provided substantial funding to 21 local authorities in 2003-04 to support the acquisition and use of interactive whiteboards in primary schools.
The research was carried out between September 2004 and December 2006 Becta highlights the fact that primary pupils can gain 2.5-7.5 months progress (in a period of somewhat over a year) through use of an interactive whiteboard (IWB) in maths, English and science.
Rates of additional progress depend on the subject and level of attainment of pupils, with high achieving girls doing better in KS1 maths, while low attaining boys benefited more in KS2 writing.

Pew Internet Data on Parents and Internet Use
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/225/report_display.asp
Pew Internet Data on Parents and Internet Use
The Pew Internet & American Life Project in Oct 07 released a new report on parents and their use and regulation of the internet in the home.
Parents view the internet less favorably than in 2004; Teens are more likely than their parents to say tech devices are helpful
Parents are engaged with their children's media consumption, but have less positive views of the internet today than they did in 2004. A new data memo issued by the Pew Internet and American Life Project based on a telephone survey in October-November 2006 found that 59% of parents think the internet has been a good thing for their children, down from 67% in 2004.
The majority of parents check up on their teens' internet use-65% say that they check to see what websites their teenagers visit. An even larger percentage of parents have rules about media consumption; 77% of parents have some sort of rule about what their regulated their teenage children's media use.
The majority of parents also say that digital technology makes their lives easier, but their children are even more positive about the benefits of digital devices. 88% of teens report that information and communication devices make their lives easier, compared with 69% of their parents.

ICT use and familiarity in Australia
http://www.acer.edu.au/enews/0710_mon62.html
ICT use and familiarity in Australia
An ACER research monograph describes Australian students' access to and use of computers raising serious equity issues in the process.
The monograph complements the 2005 OECD report Are students ready for a technology-rich world?: What PISA studies tell us, which provided a profile of ICT use for the 32 OECD and partner countries that participated in the ICT Literacy option in PISA 2003.
The 2005 OECD report found that Australian students are among the world’s leading users of computers in education both at school and in the home. Specific findings included:

Harnessing Technology Review 2007
http://publications.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=33979
Harnessing Technology Review 2007: Progress and impact of technology in education (UK)
A strategy-level review of what current research and evidence tells us about harnessing technology for the benefit of learners. (Sept 2007)

Online Behaviors of U.S. Teens and 'Tweens (USA)
http://www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=90&DID=41336
Online Behaviors of U.S. Teens and 'Tweens
More Teens and 'Tweens Are Creating Content and Connecting Online for Educational Benefits, Offering Schools New Opportunities to Use Technology Reports New National School Boards Association Study.
Report exploring the online behaviors of U.S. teens and ‘tweens shows that 96 percent of students with online access use social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging, and visiting online communities such as Facebook, MySpace, and Webkinz.
Further, students report that one of the most common topics of conversation on the social networking scene is education.
Nearly 60 percent of online students report discussing education-related topics such as college or college planning, learning outside of school, and careers. And 50 percent of online students say they talk specifically about schoolwork.
The complete NSBA report, is available on NSBA’s Web site at www.nasba.org

Internet usage in Britain 2007
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/oxis/
Internet usage in Britain 2007

Home Broadband Adoption 2007 (USA)
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/217/report_display.asp
Home Broadband Adoption 2007
Report on the state of at-home broadband Internet access in the USA.
47% of adults have high-speed internet connections at home as of early March 2007, up five percentage points from a year earlier.

Education: Hi-Tech boost for pupils
http://www.24dash.com/education/22822.htm
Education: Hi-Tech boost for pupils
Research has found that schools which use high levels of technology as an integral part of learning are likely to dramatically improve performance.
The four-year (UK) Government-funded study into how making technology a key part of education could boost learning, found it improved attainment and classroom practices.
The ICT Test Bed project, managed by the education technology agency Becta, studied 23 primary schools, five secondary schools and three further education colleges in Sandwell, Durham, and Barking and Dagenham.
These areas were all chosen because of their relative social and economic disadvantage.

How can technology influence student performance?
http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=evidence&answerID=2
How can technology influence student academic performance ... research evidence.

Briefing for policy makers : Newsletter
http://www.becta.org.uk/policybriefing/index.cfm
Briefing for policy makers : Newsletter
Briefing for policy makers is a quarterly e-newsletter with updates of key findings from Becta (UK) research into the use of ICT in education.

Towards new learning networks
http://www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education/learning_networks_01.htm
Towards new learning networks
An Opening Education report from Futurelab (December 2006)
This report was informed by a series of three seminars hosted by Futurelab in 2006.
What should the educational landscape of the future look like? What types of institutions, spaces and places for learning should we see develop? Where, and with whom, should learning happen?
Our argument in this paper is that, if we are interested in achieving a fully personalised education system designed around the needs, interests and aspirations of each learner, then we need to challenge a number of fundamental assumptions which have historically underpinned the organisation of education:

Report of the T and L in 2020 Review Group (UK)
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=10783
Report of the teaching and learning in 2020 Review Group
"2020 Vision" - Report of the Teaching and Learning in 2020 Review Group, headed by Christine Gilbert prior to her appointment as HM Chief Inspector.
"Teaching and learning in 2020 In March 2006, Ruth Kelly announced an independent review of teaching and learning. The review was chaired by Christine Gilbert, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools. In the course of its work, the review group analysed information based on a number of sources, including quantitative data, interviews, seminars, surveys, research, a call for evidence, and visits to schools.
The report, 2020 Vision, has been published and the review group has presented its conclusions and recommendations to the (England) Secretary of State.

Teens are safe on MySpace, study concludes
http://tinyurl.com/yzb4uk
Teens are safe on MySpace, study concludes
Most teenagers were staying safe from predators online, a new USA study shows. But many continued risky behavior, like posting suggestive pictures of themselves.

Social Networking Websites and Teens
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/198/report_display.asp
Social Networking Websites and Teens: An Overview .... Pew report Jan 2007
A social networking site is an online place where a user can create a profile and build a personal network that connects him or her to other users. In the past five years, such sites have rocketed from a niche activity into a phenomenon that engages tens of millions of internet users. More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites, according to a new national survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
The survey also finds that older teens, particularly girls, are more likely to use these sites. For girls, social networking sites are primarily places to reinforce pre-existing friendships; for boys, the networks also provide opportunities for flirting and making new friends.

Visions 2020
http://tinyurl.com/lfohz
Visions 2020 (pdf file)
This (USA) document presents a vision of future schools, students, teachers and learning.
It contains some useful statistics on how ICT (technology) is being used in USA Education
It paints a picture of how a student the year year 2020 will be using technology.
It asked 55,000 students the question ...
"Today, you and your fellow students are important users of technology. In the future, you will be the inventors of new technologies. What would you like to see invented that you think will help kids learn in the future?" Visions 2020.2 begins with an exploration of how today’s K-12 aged youth—the so called New Millennials—use digital technologies. The analysis then explores four themes commonly touched on in the students’ answers:
• Digital Devices
• Access to Computers and the Internet
• Intelligent Tutor/Helper
• Ways to Learn and Complete School Work Using Technology

ICT use in the future (video forecast) 2020Vision
http://www.lps.k12.co.us/schools/arapahoe/warriorportal/2020vision.wmv
OK .. so not really research but more an exercise of fortune telling ... of what's to come
ICT use in the future (video forecast)
Visit the Blog at http://tinyurl.com/yj8o6u for more details.

ICT Support in Schools (UK) Nov 2006
http://www.siriusit.co.uk/index.php?page=ict-support-in-schools
ICT Support in Schools (UK) Nov 2006
The UK is spending over half a billion pounds on ICT in schools. The DfES figures indicate that £500 million year is being spent directly1 and our figures show £100 million is spent indirectly on electricity2. In addition, projected figures based on government targets for computer and interactive white-board provision will see these figures more then double in the next few years.
Our report was prompted when BECTA (the DfES's ICT quango) made the very serious statement in May 2006 that the level of funding in schools was unsustainable5. We carried out an analysis of ICT expenditure for a typical secondary school and calculated the break down as follows4 ....

Being Fluent with Information Technology (1999)
http://fermat.nap.edu/books/030906399X/html
Being Fluent with Information Technology (1999)
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)
In response to a request from the National Science Foundation, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council initiated a study in August 1997 to address the subject of information technology literacy. The rationale for such a study was that the increasing importance and ubiquity of information technology in daily life make it essential to articulate what everyone needs to know and understand about information technology. Such an articulation would be an essential first step toward empowering all citizens to participate in the information age.
The Open Book page image presentation framework is not designed to replace printed books. Rather, it is a free, browsable, nonproprietary, fully and deeply searchable version of the publication which we can inexpensively and quickly produce to make the material available worldwide.

ICT in Schools Statistics (USA)
http://www.schooldata.com/pdfs/Key_Findings_ADS_Report.pdf
ICT in Schools Statistics (USA)
America? Digital Schools 2006: A Five-Year Forecast provides your business with insight and analysis on the growth in one-to-one computing and extensive forecast of growth in purchasing by 2011. Through an exclusive distribution agreement with the study? authors, MDR customers can order this highly anticipated, 182-page report, including more than 250 data tables and charts, online now at www.schooldata.com

Pew Report: The Internet's Future in 2020
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet_2006.pdf
Pew Report (115 pages): The Internet's Future in 2020 .. the full report
A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a ?lattening?and improving world.
There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020
Published September 2006

Internet's future in 2020 debated
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5370688.stm
Internet's future in 2020 debated
The internet will be a thriving, low-cost network of billions of devices by 2020, says a major survey of leading technology thinkers.
The Pew report on the future internet surveyed 742 experts in the fields of computing, politics and business.
More than half of respondents had a positive vision of the net's future but 46% had serious reservations.
Almost 60% said that a counter culture of Luddites would emerge, some resorting to violence.
The Pew Internet and American Life report canvassed opinions from the experts on seven broad scenarios about the future internet, based on developments in the technology in recent years.

Key issues in implementing broadband Internet in the classroom
http://tinyurl.com/lvhoq
Key issues in implementing broadband Internet in the classroom
This Oxford Internet Institute forum discussion paper reports on the outcome of a study into classroom uses of broadband-connected Internet.
The study investigated a range of classes, including pupils aged between 5 and 15+ years. The study focuses on how some teachers and pupils made use of broadband internet as a teaching and learning resource during the period of its initial introduction in their schools. In particular, the study examines the transition made by the teachers, their experimental steps in utilizing broadband Internet and their abilities in utilizing this tool effectively.
Sept 2006

Six most likely trends in educational ICT
http://www.l4l.org.uk/content/view/99/1/
Six most likely trends in educational ICT
Social Computing | Personal Broadcasting | The Phones in Their Pockets | Educational Gaming | Augmented Reality and Enhanced Visualization | Context-Aware Environments and Devices |

Innovate
http://innovateonline.info/
Innovate is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical (ISSN 1552-3233) published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University.
The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and governmental settings. Our basic assumption is that innovative uses of technology in one sector can inform innovative uses of technology in each of the other sectors.

Survey of Teacher Technology Use (USA)
http://www.convergemag.com/blueprint/story.php?id=100077
Survey of Teacher Technology Use Highlights Its Impact on Teachers
Technology is bridging the gap between 21st century skills and core curriculum, the report finds.
According to a press release, CDW-Government, Inc. (CDW-G) announced the results of the 2006 Teachers Talk Tech® survey.
The in-depth survey of more than 1,000 K-12 teachers across the country (USA) revealed that deeper integration of technology and the core curriculum enhances both teacher and student performance.
Teachers Talk Tech 2006, conducted by Quality Education Data (QED), a subsidiary of Scholastic, Inc

Evaluation of the Texas Technology Project
http://www.txtip.info/projectevaluation.html
Evaluation of the Texas Technology Immersion Project
An important companion to the Technology Immersion Project (TIP) is the evaluation of TIP, known as eTxTIP.
Under eTxTIP, the researchers at the Texas Center for Educational Research, Texas A&M University and the US Department of Education are conducting an evaluation of 44 middle school campuses.
Half of these middle school campuses (22) are sites that are implementing one of the TIP technology immersion packages. The other sites (22) are control campuses not implementing a technology immersion package.

ICT Research publications and literature reviews
http://www.futurelab.org.uk/research/lit_reviews.htm
ICT research publications and literature reviews from FutureLab (UK)
These publications offer a route map through the vast body of research into education and technology.
They give a clear vision of where gaps in our understanding lie, where our knowledge base is weakest and future directions we need to follow to make best use of technology for learning. They have been commissioned from outstanding academic researchers who summarise the key research findings and highlight the most important questions that need to be addressed.

Changing times, changing roles (Research Report)
http://http://tinyurl.com/ob4ak
Changing times, changing roles - how primary schools have remodelled for the leadership and management of ICT
Free download | Research Report | ICT | UK | Summer 2006 |

ICT for Gypsy and Traveller young people
http://childpolicyinfo.childreninscotland.org.uk/index/news-app?story=4959
ICT for Gypsy and Traveller young people, UK 09/06/06
Research sponsored by the Scottish Executive looking at the experiences of Gypsy/Traveller pupils in interactive communications technology (ICT) in schools.
The document highlights the importance of Gypsy/Traveller pupils using ICT to help with their schooling.

Technology and Media Use in the USA : Pew Report
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/184/report_display.asp
Technology and Media Use in the USA : Pew Report
Home Broadband Adoption 2006: Home broadband adoption is going mainstream and that means user-generated content is coming from all kinds of internet users

ICT in UK State Schools 2005 - summary report
http://www.besanet.org.uk/besa/documents/view.jsp?item=483
ICT in UK State Schools 2005 - summary report
This report is a summary of the eighth in a series of annual surveys which aims to identify the provision and use of ICT in UK state schools. This year? research partly mirrors information obtained in previous surveys including networking, Internet activities, software use and training.
The result is a report that covers much more than just the number of computers in schools.
In all cases the sample values have been extrapolated to the population from which the sample was selected and refers to 23,060 primary and special schools and 4,530 secondary and specialist schools (including some secondary level special schools), all of which form the state sector across the four UK regions.

Get Safe Online : Research Findings
http://www.broadbandsecurity.bt.com/img/childsafetyrep.pdf
Get Safe Online : Research Findings
A report resulting from a survey undertaken by Vanson-Bourne, sponsored by BT, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), the Internet Watch Foundation, the Internet Content Rating Association, Get Safe Online, Stop It Now and Yahoo has raised concerns about the ability of teachers to deal with internet safety issues for their pupils.
"Teachers are also concerned, with 61 per cent feeling that their training has not prepared them to deal with the growing issue of child safety on the internet."
"The internet has developed very rapidly over the last ten years, and continues to change at a rapid pace. However, those responsible for children that are operating in the online world don't need to know everything about the technology, although they do need some knowledge of the risks and can use everyday parenting and teaching skills to help keep children safe."
"Parents should not assume that the safety information provided within schools covers all aspects of internet safety."

Technology is Increasingly Critical to Education
http://tinyurl.com/na9l3
Dell Research Shows Technology is Increasingly Critical to Education
ICT helps teachers connect with hard-to-reach learning groups and improves student motivation
The Dell ICT in Education research surveyed 277 UK primary and secondary schools and found that nearly three quarters (72%) of teachers identify the main reason for using ICT (information and communication technology) is that it helps them teach more effectively.

Information Technology in Education
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/c1/c1s4.htm#c1s4l3
Information Technology in Education : A (USA) National Science Foundation report finds that greater access to IT resources in elementary and secondary schools over the last twenty years has been a big plus for disadvantaged students.
The United States has made great progress in introducing and upgrading information technology (IT) in classrooms, school libraries, and computer labs over the past decade.
Information Technology in Education | Trends in IT Access at School | Trends in IT Access at Home | IT Use at School and at Home | Teacher Preparation for Using IT and Technical Support |

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