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Increasing rigor in instruction is all the buzz today. Educators are looking for ways to improve the cognitive depth that their students demonstrate. The idea is that students truly have attained mastery when they can apply their learning, synthesize information, and transfer information from one context to another. Technology in the classroom assists students in gathering the information they need for deeper understanding and provides avenues for them to demonstrate their learning. By presenting interactive experiences and assignments, teachers can provide students with unique opportunities to learn by doing. It’s important that teachers are using technology to bring real-world problems into the classroom for students to explore and connect with. This application of learned content helps students transfer what is happening in the classroom to real-world skills needed in the 21st century. Students are using problem-solving skills not only to find a solution to the task; they are discovering their own strengths and weaknesses and challenging themselves to persevere through problems. With an increased focus on college and career readiness among graduates, the value of this cannot be overlooked. Students can apply instruction through technological means such as collaborative work/group assignments, using software programs for design or creation, interactive discussions through online forums or social media sites, online multimedia projects, student-created websites, and online journal entries.