Page 1 Aishath Shibana The Hi- Tech Technology - Threatening or Reassuring for Teachers? AISHATH SHIBANA shibaritz@hotmail.com Today we take technology for granted. The Hi-tech has revolutionized our lifestyle. As a result, there have been tremendous changes in the way we live. The later generations are considered as digitally wiser than the older generations. The computer technology has developed a way to exert maximum control on how people move, act and think. Consequently, there seems to be a war between the digital migrants and digital immigrants. Meanwhile, school authorities are to be affected most as they have a higher possibility of encountering more challenges. They struggle to minimize the digital divide by introducing all Hi- tech technology to the schools. At this point, the question is, is it worthwhile? What impacts does it have? The educational effectiveness of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) depends on how they are used and for what purpose it is used. Researchers have found that ICTs do not work for everyone, everywhere in the same way (Books, 2010). However in our schools there is a cut throat competition going on, in introducing the new technology. It all began with an audio visual room. Then the computer labs came. Finally with the introduction of smart boards and i-boards the investments have doubled. The mini projectors and the laptops have become unavoidable assets in a school. Fundraising or sponsoring will be conducted in-order to buy these technologies. The more technologically rich the school is, the more privileged it is. This rapid advancement and technological investments in Maldivian schools are unimaginable. Introducing ICT in schools is important. The developments in ICT have changed the world dramatically. Societies that use ICT have become knowledge societies. It allows them to create, share and use electronically communicated knowledge (Schmid, 2010). In schools ICT allows to exchange information faster, easier and cheaper. Today’s students do not need to spend