For many years, educators, researchers, and policy makers looking for strategies to close the achievement gap and improve student learning have sought solutions involving new uses of technology, especially for students considered to be at risk of failing. However, the results of various technology initiatives for these students have been mixed. As often as not, the introduction of technology into classrooms has failed to achieve the grand expectations proponents anticipated. The educational landscape is replete with stories and studies about how specific student populations were unable to benefit from particular innovations that feature the use of technology for teaching and learning.

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Summary of Key Findings -- Introduction -- Digital Learning Ecosystem -- Findings -- Technology Sphere -- Learning Context Sphere -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Works Cited -- Appendix A: Methods.