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5.12: Outcome- Thinking with Technology

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    Photo of one woman sitting in front of a computer station in a lab, with another woman leaning over her. Both are smiling and looking at a monitor, with other people at other computers around them

    The number-one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.

    —Steve Ballmer, American businessman and former CEO of the Microsoft Corporation

    Learning Objectives

    By the end of this section, you will be able to:

    • Identify technology tools that enhance learning and the importance of technology in the student experience
    • Explain how technology skills relate to critical/creative thinking skills
    • Examine online learning in the context of organizing, communicating, reading, and researching online
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