http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/technology/planintro.html	A technology plan is meant to be a brief visionary plan for the future. It is much more than a list of hardware and software. It is about developing positive attitudes, leading professional development, and improving the district support of learning. Each district needs to ask: How do we ensure that students benefit from the investments in technology?

Contemporary research has shown that technology can, when used appropriately:

• raise academic achievement
• improve learning efficiency
• increase student motivation
• provide new ways for children to learn
• improve teaching