As in the United States, technology does not prove to be an educational panacea replacing the importance of teachers and educational material. However, now OLPC proactively bundles laptops with mandatory teacher training that accentuates the merits of technology as another teaching tool that brings new opportunities. For instance, merely replacing note-taking from paper and pencils to laptops will not fundamentally change the education provided, but remaining focused on teaching students to effectively wield the tools provided by laptops for exploration and communication can be huge. |