3. Helps to reduce the social disparities between students Teachers can plan their lessons more efficiently ICT also help teachers to work in teams and share ideas related to schools curriculum Students learn new skills: analytical, including improvements in reading comprehension ICT also develop some writing skills: spelling, grammar, punctuation, editing and re-drafting Aids in making the learning of students with special needs easier

4. Tools and applications for managing learning and teaching e-PortfoliosElectronic (or digital) portfolio – digital storage Online Collaborative Workspaces Online communication tools to enable collaboration. Examples: Bulletin board, email discussion lists Student Management Systems May include financial, timetabling, student records and reporting. May also enable parents to review their child’s performance online

6. Learning and teaching tools Interactive whiteboardsA whiteboard surface that displays digital files from a computer via a data projector Personal communicationDigital communication, which enables individuals to talk to one person or more Mobile delivery devices: The digital backpack Mobile phonesIncreasingly these allow communication via photos, video as well as text messaging Laptops A mobile computer that is operated with a battery away from power sources

8. WikisA Wiki is a website that allows users to add content or edit an Internet forum Digital TV Telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images and sound Digital CamerasFilm is stored digitally BlogsA web-based journal or log book

9. Multimedia make students active in developing their own learning process, instead of just being passive learners of the educational content The access to online resources encourages students' critical thinking and problem solving ability, discussion and collaboration while using real world data and primary source resources to make the content authentic Teachers can try out newer techniques The classroom of the future gives effective tools for students and teachers, and prepares students to enter and successfully compete in the ever-expanding high-tech global marketplace

11. In summary,  Students may learn and practice in different multimedia learning environments, and learn and teach different teaching methods  Technology also create a perfect environment for students to obtain the skills they will need in real- life knowledge-based digital world  As to conclude, the classroom of the future gives effective tools for students and teachers, and prepares students to enter and successfully compete in the ever-expanding high-tech global marketplace.