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Trends in education are continuing to bring new and exciting opportunities to the classroom . The International Association for K-12 Online Learning predicts big shifts in the use of technology in the classroom for both students and teachers . According to Education Week , public schools in the United States provide at least one computer for every five students , spend more than $ 3 billion on digital content per year , and are pushing to make high-speed Internet affordable . While making a massive overhaul in the classroom , schools are also trying to support the educating of teachers and staff to utilize this technology in even the most rural and remote schools across the country .
Although technology isn ’ t foreign to classrooms , funding has long been a barrier for many schools across the U . S ., along with hesitation by teachers to adopt new methods for teaching . Yet , with all new technologies come new challenges . In a time where cloud computing and data analytics drive the way business is done for everything from hospitals to grocery stores , big data is continuously being monitored , making it crucial to keep private information secure . Schools and colleges are trying to keep pace by trading in textbooks for tablets and turning toward technology to redefine education . These updates to traditional learning can be broken into four segments : when , why , who and how .
THE WHEN
While most of us used textbooks , chalkboards , and hard wooden chairs in perfectly parallel lines facing the front , 2016 has brought big changes to the classroom for both students and teachers . Education ’ s slow reaction to change and inability to keep pace with constantly changing technologies and innovations have made upgrading learning a challenging task , but the time is now for change to happen in education . In 2015-2016 , Education Week reported that , for the first time , more state standardized tests were administered via technology than by using paper and pencil . Teachers now have tools for personal development and are learning how to bring technology into their classrooms in a meaningful way . In the 2016-17 school year , the trend of technology in the classroom will grow , as will the continued success of tech-based learning .
THE WHY
Technology is everywhere . Kids and adults alike utilize at least some form of technology in their everyday lives . From socializing
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