Students in the 21st century will consume and create a significant amount of digital content. They will read 8 books per year along with 2,300 web pages and 1,200 Facebook profiles, and write 42 pages for class along with 500 pages of email. Students now spend 3 hours per day online and 2.5 hours per day listening to music. To effectively educate these students, teachers must design lessons using the technologies students already use in their daily lives and create authentic assessments. While interactive whiteboards may provide initial improvements, their benefits are not sustained over time without proper management and embedding the technology as a tool rather than the focus.