Computers and other technologies provide powerful tools for learning concepts, testing generalizations, solving problems, and processing information in order to make decisions. Students can use the technology to brainstorm ideas, test hypotheses, outline their thoughts, organize their ideas, and connect one idea to the next. With technology, students can work together, sharing thoughts and resources as they collect data, solve problems, and develop new ideas. Students can use multimedia to create exciting, informative presentations that engage their classmates.

Students are motivated and challenged by computers and related technologies. Schools can enhance these interests by providing new instructional approaches that use the computer--from simulations of historical events to "What if?" questions of national databases, from geography games to powerful research and presentation tools. In social studies, technology can help make connections to the real world, provide access to enormous amounts of information, and encourage collaborative work.

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