Educational technology barriers

Educational technology barriers

1. Resources

   • Maintenance repair
     • Enlist parental or community support for repairs or replacement
       • Work with technological programs at local colleges or universities
   • Funding
     • Grant writing for educational technology
       • Find other teachers who agree on more funding
         • Define and describe the impact of the problem
       • Design your program
         • Research and get expert opinions
       • Describe what you want to achieve
         • Set realistic outcomes
       • Write your proposal
         • Study the criteria and edit carefully
       • Locate funding sources
         • Establish a relationship with a grant program officer
     • Negotiate for vendors to sponsor technology devices
       • Participate in challenges and contests
       • Make a deal with a store or phone company
         • Best Buy
         • Verizon
   • Fiscal resource for personal and professional technology training
     • Lobby for educational reform and redistribute funds for technology integration
       • Talk to education board and/or government employees about the importance of technology integration

2. Time

   • Plan for integration
     • Technology teams or clubs to show how to integrate technology
       • Use robotics team to help students and teachers understand new technology
       • After school club to learn about new technology and learn what students are interested in
   • Evaluating efficiancy
     • Quarterly evaluations to determine the use of technology in education
       • Reports on the most and least used technology in the classroom
       • Reports on the advantages and disadvantages of technology
   • Expanding technology skills
     • Providing seminars or trainings for teachers on how to use technology in the classroom
       • Have the seminars and trainings during the summer for those who want it at the school

3. Support

   • Lack of environment for risk-taking and experimentation
     • Technology awards for teachers integrating technology
       • School can provide non-monetary gifts such as donated certificates or extra vacation days
   • Not equal in every school
     • Provide devices for students to take home if needed
       • Have a contract between parent and the school that parent and/or child will pay restitution if device is not returned
   • Lack of administration support
     • Develop long and short term technology goals and share with every employee and community member
       • Teachers present in open house the goals for technology integration