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 * 1.** Lei, Jing, Yong Zhao, __Computers & Education,__ September 2007, Vol. 49, Issue 2, pgs. 284-296
 * "Results suggest that the quantity of technology use alone is not critical to student learning. “How much” matters when “how” is identified. Moreover, when the quality of technology use is not ensured, more time on computers may cause more harm than benefit." -Lei, Yong
 * "With students’ change in GPA as an indicator, technology uses that had positive impact on students were those related to specific subject areas and focused on student construction." -Lei, Yong
 * "In addition, analysis of the frequency of technology uses found that, in general, technology uses that had positive impact were not popular; on the contrary, some of these technology uses were the least frequently used." -Lei, Yong


 * 2.** http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech036.shtml
 * 76% of low-income families say their children depend on schools for Internet access.
 * 43% of 9 to 17-year-olds with Internet access at school say the Internet has improved their attitude toward school.
 * 64% of parents would like to be able to use the Internet to communicate with their children's teachers.
 * 56% of parents would like to be able to view their children's schoolwork online.
 * All 4 of these statistics were determined via survey by a report in __Safe & Smart: Research and Guidelines for Children's Use of the Internet__.


 * 3.** http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck025.shtml
 * "Over the past year, Google has stretched their search capabilities to include an abundance of open source web applications tailor-made for teachers." -Brenda Dyck
 * "Google has gone the extra mile by providing teachers’ guides and exciting examples of classroom teachers using //Google Tools// to support the use of technology as a mindtool." -Brenda Dyck
 * "Geographical thinking has literally come alive for students though the use of Google Earth. Using a 3D model of the world, students can “grab, spin and zoom down into any place on Earth," and by combining the Google search with satellite imagery, maps, and terrain, students and teachers have the opportunity to “travel the real earth of explorations, migrations, heroes, and history and share new instruction growing on the planet itself." -Hal Davidson


 * 4.** http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/poole003.shtml
 * "The child can have 100 percent of the computer's attention." -Bernie Poole
 * "The computer frees up the teacher for interaction with other children who might need more help." -Bernie Poole
 * "The computer-based learning system gives the child complete control over the pace of learning." -Bernie Poole
 * "In the long run, computer-based learning will realize significant economies as the cost of teachers continues to rise, while the cost of computing falls." -Bernie Poole


 * 5.** http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues/issues403.shtml
 * "Technology used for analyzing and mapping states, countries, and continents now is helping youngsters clean up their communities and find safe routes to school." -Ellen R. Delisio
 * "This gives the students an awareness of their community and their surroundings and how they can improve it and be involved" -Debra Blocker
 * "The students have compiled their material into Power Point presentations for Detroit city council members, highlighting areas that have been neglected and need improvement. They were able to show, for example, that the number of abandoned homes in one neighborhood had increased by more than 50 percent." -Ellen R. Delisio