Major Influence.

The proliferation of technology during the 1990s obviously affected schools around the country. As Vice President Al Gore said regarding the expansion of technology in schools in remarks to the 1994 National Education Association Higher Education Conference, "the net result will be to elevate our ability to equip the children and adults seeking education in this nation as we have never been able to do before." Computer technology became a necessary addition to the infrastructure of every school in the nation. Indeed, in some ways it redefined the concept of "school" through its ability to allow instruction and interaction to happen in more than one distinct location simultaneously. What once was a luxury became a requirement for schools. As the decade progressed so did expectations of students, parents, and employers about the school's ability to provide the necessary skills to function in an increasingly...