Cooperation and the Use of Technology

We live in an historical period in which knowledge is the most critical resource for social and economic development and people need to be able to participate in a networked, information-based society. Whereas previously people engaged in manufacturing-based work where they generally competed with or worked independently of each other, now people en-gage in information- and technological-rich work where they work in teams. People need to be able to work collaboratively in designing, using, and maintaining the tools of technology. Technology and teamwork will continuously play a larger role in most people’s lives. Children, adolescents, and young adults have no choice but to develop and increase their technologi-cal and teamwork literacy. There is no better place for them to begin than in school. Learning in cooperative groups while utilizing the tools of technology should occur at all grade levels