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Given that students today are comfortable with technology, teachers’ use of technology is less important to student learning.

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teacher who use technology has greater benefits to students learning, engagement, and skills than teacher who use less technology to deliver his/her ideas.
- by using technology, the teacher help his/her students to construct what they are learning not only for lecturing but to add the 21 century skills to their learning.
- the using of technology has a positive impact of the student learning and of the 21 century skills.
Technology use and student's behavior:
- record a tremendous improvement in achievement.
- keeping students in school.
- reducing dropout rates.
- reaching high needs students.
- manage time to meet goals.
- listening effectively.
- draw conclusions from different data points.
- communicating effectively in oral form.
- take a leadership role.
- stay focused on task.
Technology use and leadership:
- teacher know in general about 21 century skills but but can't apply them.

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Teachers who are newer to the profession and teachers who have greater access to technology are more likely to use technology frequently for instruction than other teachers.
using of technology for new teachers vs veteran teachers according to their experiences in teaching.

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study 1
- the new teacher is more competent and flexible to use technology in his/her classroom.
study 2
- some teachers don't use technology because it is not necessary for them, have limited access, or it is not appropriate for their discipline.
- teachers who use technology spread more time, for administrative activities and for instructional ones.
- their is no connection between the years of experience  and the use of technology in the classroom, but it depend on the teacher methods.

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Only high-achieving students benefit from using technology.

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both teachers and administrators believe that technology helps them engage many different types of students, including high-achieving students, students with academic
needs and English language learners.
- Frequent technology users believe that technology helps them engage
these specific groups of students
in learning to a much greater degree than infrequent users do.
- Administrators have similar
views on technology’s effect on
student engagement for these
student populations.

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Teachers and administrators have shared understandings about classroom technology use and 21st century skills.

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- Administrators believe that teachers are using technology
to support learning more than
teachers report that they actually do.
- Administrators also have somewhat stronger perceptions about the positive impact of technology use on student outcomes such as :
1.communicating thoughts in visual and written form.
2. analyzing info.
3. being open to diverse perspectives.
4. understanding the global issues and implication for their work.

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teachers feel well prepared by their initial teacher preparation programs effectively incorporate technology and 21 century skills.

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according to some surveys:
- most newer teachers are not sure that they are well prepared by pre-service programs.
- teacher that take advanced training programs (on job training) are more sure about their teaching skills and methods by fostering technology and 21 century skills.
- most teacher agree that post graduate programs instruct them more about how to use technology in teaching. or how can the teacher integrate technology in their classes through new equipment.
- schools need to have professional and academic stuff beside the teachers to help and guide them.