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Technology has forever transformed the game of professional baseball. Jobs in data and advanced analytics, software engineering, virtual reality (VR), media technology and information security are all available in Major League Baseball (MLB). But even “non-tech” jobs require an understanding of how this list of technology tools work.

Smart doorbells are one example of smart home technology. Anything with a screen or buttons requires people working on user experience and user interface teams to optimize how people interact with the product.

Beat Builders is a collection of educational lessons from CompTIA Spark in which middle school students write their own music as an engaging way to help teach digital citizenship, as well as tech skills such as coding and app design.

There are many notable examples of high-profile people, ranging from actors, authors, singers and scientists, who may have never found their career path if it wasn’t for a teacher that saw their talent and helped them during these years when they were exposed to new subjects and experiences.

From weather reporters to the team that flies airplanes through hurricanes, one thing these professionals have in common is the use of the latest technology.

Did you know that middle school teachers can have 20x more influence on a student’s education than their class size or socioeconomic status? We’ve collected this and other interesting stats about middle school teachers.