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“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.”-Bill Gates I think this quote means that kids rely on technology the most and not their teachers.Also that kids pay more attention to technology and not a school.America’s gift to my generation is technology.
I think that technology is the gift to my generation because it helps us with our daily lives.Technology can help with a lot of things such as school and directions or just to find out something.It help a lot with school like teachers are able to use class websites or apps to review for a test.kid in school can use it to look up hard answers to a question and get help with homework.It helps out with directions

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