State Technology Now and Then

There have been major changes in state laws and policies having to do with technology over the years. As I read through the old vision of Dr. Reed back in 1998 I can honestly say that they have a lot of the same general goals as we do today. That sounds strange probably since we are now so much more advanced than we used to be as far as availability technology and basic knowledge but when I stared to think about it it does make sense. As for the goals back then which include:

• To enhance and improve student learning in and out of school
• To use technologies as tools to help teachers improve their teaching
• To enhance the learning environments, both within and beyond the classroom, in order to engage all members of the community in successful pursuit of lifelong learning opportunitie

It makes sense today to use these exact same general goals. We still want to be able to improve student learning in and out of schools for example its just we know how to better accomplish our goals now. 
Back then they were just then trying to figure out how to integrate technology in schools in general but now today we are planning on educating teachers about some things as in depth as building projects through social media or making more things digital instead of sending children home with stacks of papers. These things are all on the agenda as "topics of the month" from the Office of eLearning" a branch of the technology branch of the Indiana Department of Education.