The document discusses how technology used in education has changed over time and will continue to rapidly change. It notes how students in the past were criticized for depending too much on newer technologies like ink, paper, pens, and ballpoint pens rather than traditional tools like slates and sharpened pencils. It then outlines many emerging and future technologies that will impact education like faster processors, smart cards, larger storage, and wireless connectivity. It also discusses challenges this will create for instructors, individualization of learning, and changes needed in the structure of educational institutions.