In 2013, the American Life Project said the Internet has had a "major impact" on how they teach in the United States when it comes to accessing resources , content, and make the classroom available outside of school to promote 24/7 stimulation (Burns). Suffice it to say that this statistic never existed fifty years ago, or even fifteen years ago. I know it is safe to say that children have recently gained access to a fruitful and universal education with many benefits made possible simply by the presence of technology. While many people in various discourse communities (parents, teachers, and other general interest stakeholders) support applications of technology taking place in classrooms and institutions, some do not see its relevance today. Technology is vital to a student (young or old) of 2014 because of the skills that are starting to become necessary in functional society. The opinions of scholars are expressed right here at the State University. I challenge you to attend a meeting of the Computer Science Society at State. Understand their mission and join them in their plan to make as many people tech (and computer) literate as possible. I challenge it in this way, because the State University CSS serves as a model for the application and use of technology. The 18-24 age group is the most influential on younger generations and it is vital that they are taught operational learning, digital literacy and simply the motivation to do more. With the changing times, technology has slowly transformed to become the lifeblood of cognitive activity. student development. In this essay I will analyze and discuss the basic components of cognitive development... half of the article ......y (2011): 211-20. Print.Lim, C.-P., Zhao, Y., Tondeur, J., Chai, C.-S., & Tsai, C.-C. “Bridging the Gap: Technology Trends and Technology Use in Schools.” Educational Technology and Society 16.2 (2013): 59-68. Print.Odendaal, Nancy. "Fragmented Urbanism or Divided Agendas? Examining the Spatial Distribution of Technology Access in Relation to ICT Policy in Durban, South Africa." Urban Studies (2011): 2375-379. Print.Olsen, Stefanie. "Helping children find what they need on the Internet." New York Times. Np, December 25, 2009. Web. January 27, 2013. Reed, Florence D. “Applications of Technology to Teach Social Skills to Children with Autism.” Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (2011): 2-8. Print.Sharples, Mike, Josie Taylor and Giasemi Vavoula. “A theory of learning for the mobile age.” The Sage Handbook of Elearning Research (2007): 221-47. Press.