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Useful website used for following information: <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.rand.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rand.org</a> 
This website gave excellent information to support that technology in education is a tool with a wide variety of implementation possibilities! Technology can have the same effect in education (school systems) as it does in the workplace (Businesses). For example, technology can provide tutoring for students, communication (E-mail) between students/teachers/parents, analysis of data (organization), and Word processor - for the use of subject related projects...and much much more! The following 5 bullets describe the possible benefits of technology in the setting of education. 
<ul><ul><ul><li>Support for individual scholarship activities of the students:</li></ul></ul></ul>resource obtained through Internet access and/or CD-ROM 
writting tools/spelling with spreadsheets and word processor 
visual pictures/videos that can help with the subject areas of math and science 
learning the values and benifits of communication - Email/AIM 
*Support for group activities: 
Presentation software - helps students show their comprehension of learning in a different and new way 
Powerpoint 
Ways of communication to collaborate and collect what the group has learned 
*Support for instructional managment: 
Easy/new way for teachers to manage students portfolios and exhibitions 
instructional plans and contracts between parents/students/teachers 
<ul><ul><ul><li>Communication benefits:</li></ul></ul></ul>helpful for schools located in rural areas 
improve the communication contact beween parent and teacher - in regards to the progress of their child 
*Bussiness administration benefits: 
Helps with accountability functions 
Finance issues for different departments within the school 
helps with keeping track of a students attendence