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Educators cannot not simply apply old teaching styles to the new tools at hand, they must utilize information technology so that their students can see the results of their work and interact with each other in order to learn from their experiences and become innovative, creative thinkers. This constructivist view applied with technology is evolving the learning environment into a more interactive and rewarding experience for students and teachers by improving learned abilities.
Information technology can enhance a student's abilities in many ways. By using computers in a constructive manner, educators can teach students to develop skills that can be very valuable in the real world. While constructivism is an old (but often forgotten) concept in the endeavor to teach children, using technology along with this teaching philosophy is quite new, and prepares students for what they will encounter when they venture into the college world and/or work environment. "Technology can help improve student's abilities to: (a) solve problems, (b) communicate, (c) work on/as a team, (d) acquire and evaluate information, (e) think creatively, and (f) make decisions- (Ferguson). All these skills are necessary in the real world, and in a digital age, the computer is the prime tool for acquiring information, asking questions, and interacting with others; a more effective, interactive way to teach and learn rather than through traditional, non-interactive methods.
How is this being done, you might ask? Well in many schools, abilities are taught and learned through the constructive use of technology discussed above. Teachers must develop new comprehensive projects involving technology that challenge students to embellish themselves in every possible solution to a problem, or creatively evaluate every path to complete a certain task. The proliferation of technology into the classroom has produced an insurmountable amount of resources available to teachers in order to facilitate constructive learning and has taken learning by doing' to an even higher stage.
