Computers and Internet access are mainstays of today's Catholic schools, but classrooms will be changing to be even more reliant on technology. That is if the administration and teachers are educated about the new products and if money can be founded to fund them. So what will the classroom of the future look like? Arkansas Catholic interviewed several professionals in the state who are already toying with some of the computer hardware and software that are available today.... "Today, the three R's don't cut it. Twenty-first century businesses seek employees with a host of sophisticated skills, including the ability to solve problems, communicate effectively, think critically and grasp complex systems," according to an 2005 article, "School of the Future: Understand the Vision" on www.microsoft.com. Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in his book, "The Road Ahead," "Improving education is the best investment we can make because downstream benefits flow to every part of society."

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