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11 Questions to ask yourself on new technologies:
•  Is it focused on student learning? •  Are there observable results? •  Does it meet the standards? •  Can it show results? •  Does it increase research skills? •  Does it improve communication skills? •  What about accountability? •  Does it improve student collaboration •  Does it help students communicate globally? •  Does it help students deal with massive amounts of information? •  Does it teach our students to be self-directed and understand how to organize more of their own learning? •  Is it sustainable?