The revolution of technology in education has heralded a new wave of learning styles and in some cases total dependence on technology. Yet, statistics reveal no significant improvement in student performance in Mathematics and a downward trend in basic algebra skills. The major impediment in the learning process is lack of understanding of the concepts and a virtual total dependence on technology. We expose the dangers of total dependence on technology by using the much-ignored function f(x) = x[superscript x] as a case study and conclude that technology can be a valuable tool provided the student has complete understanding of related concepts. (Contains 3 figures, 3 graphs and 8 tables.)