Throughout history, technology has been the engine of change. From movable type to television to the Internet, technology has been adopted and integrated into our daily lives. In building a civilized society, the vast benefits of technological innovations have far outweighed the drawbacks. The digital revolution has modified conceptions of time and distance. It has created a wealth of information that is just a click away. Never since the invention of printing has the distribution and consumption of information been so democratized. The rapidly changing technology landscape has placed students and educators in the crosshairs. Can students be positively impacted by this digital revolution? Has the technological wave that has swept through in recent years improved teaching and learning in the classroom? Using various search tools such as the Albertsons Library database at Boise State University, Google Scholar, and other online tools that provide access to peer-reviewed journals, this article will demonstrate that the technology in class leads to an increase in student performance. Great intro, Evan. -Barbara Schroeder 05/06/2010 07:51 Technology in the Classroom Technology already plays a huge role in students' lives. Today's high school students have grown up with computers and the Internet as ubiquitous as televisions and radios were for the previous generation (Bennett, Maton, & Kervin, 2008). Students rely heavily on electronic and digital communications such as email, texting, and cell phones (Rideout, Foehr, and Roberts, 2010). Technology has gotten into the habit of not using this word much when writing scientific articles. Use "become" for example, in this s...... middle of paper ......ersity Press. Retrieved from http://ikit.org/fulltext/2006_KBTheory.pdf Schacter, J. (1999). The impact of educational technologies on student success: what the most recent research says. Milken Exchange on Educational Technology, Milken Family Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICSServlet?accno=ED430537Waxman, H.C., Len, M., and Michko, G.M. (2003). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of technology-enabled teaching and learning on student outcomes. North Central Regional Education Laboratory. Available online at: http://www.ncrel.org/tech/effects2/waxman.pdf Wenglinsky, H. (1998). Does it calculate? The relationship between educational technology and student achievement in mathematics. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Retrieved March 6, 2002, from ftp://ftp.ets.org/pub/res/technolog.pdf.