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__ Technology at Strothoff International School  __ Over the years, technology has changed a lot, and now most people live in a society where technology is used most of the time. This is the way to the future because every person will need electronics for their job, and it is really important to learn how to use technology instruments effectively. In schools, there are many different ways of teaching. In the past, the teacher was seen as a person who gave students the information and knew everything. The students were expected to write everything down and then know all this information. Mister Lee, the technology teacher of the Strothoff International School explains, “Now things have changed. Students are supposed to know how technology works. Every one of them learns in a different way, and the idea of learning with technology is to let the students find information on their own and work in a way which is really important for the future. In the future, every student may work with computers and should be able to use them in their jobs, so they have to know how they work.” (Lee) At the Strothoff International School, the teachers teach with the Activboard, which is in every class. The Activboard is a technology instrument with a lot of special settings. Students can make presentations on this board. For example, PowerPoint Presentations give the students a lot of self-confidence and let them also work with technology. The more important use of the Activboard is in the lessons. The teachers can work with the students in an electronic way. They have electronic books on them, so the students don’t need books as everything works with the computer. During lessons teachers can surf the internet to show some examples or to combine some information with the internet. It is a practical way to teach with technology, and it’s also easy to explain to the students some exercises with the internet. Electronics plays an important role in life. Every person in the world can travel or visit other countries with electronic traffic like airplane or cars. It is a simple, fast and secure way to travel everywhere. Everything is important about technology, so every student should know how it works. The article “One-to-One Computing: Is your school ready?” explains that, “The fact that standardized testing is not an appropriate tool for measuring 21st century learning in general, or learning with technology in particular, has yet to be addressed in a meaningful way.” (Education World) In closing, technology is a really important thing in life. People can travel or work with electronic instruments and every person at this time should know how they work. It will be important for every student in the future. These are reasons why the Strothoff International School works so much with technology. In this school they want that students are asked with the electronic equipment and can handle it perfect. After school, the students should be well prepared for their job. __ Works Cited  __ Education World. “One-to-One Computing: Is your school ready?” 20th October 2009. [] 26thOctober2009 Lee, Simon. Personal Interview. 27 September 2009