Tim Holt asks Jun 16, 2009 06:28PM what is your "If" question for ed tech? Example: If we value ed tech so much, why isn't NECC free for all teachers?
Tim Holt asks Jun 16, 2009 06:32PM If businesses want us to make tech smart kids, why don't they donate tons of NEW technology to schools?
Buds-b-bloomin Jun 16, 2009 06:34PM Do you think the bottom line to the "IF" questions will be funding? For example: IF the district has a plan for excellence...
Buds-b-bloomin Jun 16, 2009 06:35PM that integrates EFFECTIVE technology with curriculum, how is this going to be supported with the necessary hardware?
AndyTSDC says Jun 16, 2009 06:35PM That's what I was thinking-funding. IF ed tech is the future, then why isn't it being funded?
dmantz7 says Jun 16, 2009 06:56PM if educational technology is so important why is it always the first when it comes to budget cuts?
dmantz7 asks Jun 16, 2009 06:57PM Bud915 which should come first the equipment or the teachers turning up the "HEAT" in the classroom?
Buds-b-bloomin Jun 16, 2009 08:13PM looking at this from two different ways: if the teachers take the initiative to be trained, then they can go to the admin with wish lists
Buds-b-bloomin Jun 16, 2009 08:13PM OR if the admin purchases the hardware for a couple of teachers, others see it being used, then THEY want the training for it.
mark hall says Jun 16, 2009 08:22PM Bud915 No. I was the guy with the tech in the classroom. People wanted to know why I had tech, but they couldnt get copy paper,
nhill says Jun 16, 2009 08:22PM if training and coaching is job embeded teachers will utilize technology!
mark hall says Jun 16, 2009 08:22PM scissors and glue. This is high school. When tech was put in their rooms, they were paper weights.
mark hall says Jun 16, 2009 08:23PM Tech will take hold when teachers are held accountable for using it. In their evals.
Heidi says Jun 16, 2009 08:30PM if learning/planning time was no object, what technology would you like to integrate into your classroom?
geoWIZard thinks Jun 18, 2009 09:22AM leaders need to champion "No Child Left Inside" courseware that neutralizes "Nature Deficit Disorder" NDD
ExpTech asks Jun 24, 2009 08:48PM if technology is so important, then why are we so unwilling to spend money on software to utilize that technology?
ExpTech asks Jun 24, 2009 08:50PM if technology is so important, then why aren't we using it to teach our kids another language at the elementary level?
ExpTech asks Jun 24, 2009 08:51PM if integrating technology in the classroom is so important, then why are teachers not required to demonstrate their knowledge of technology?
