2. Cloud Computing
Mobile Learning
Learning analytics
Open content
3-D printing
Virtual and remote laboratories
3. In 2009, some 97 percent of teachers had one or more
computers located in the classroom every day, while 54 percent
could bring computers into the classroom. Internet access was
available for 93 percent of the computers located in the
classroom every day and for 96 percent of the computers that
could be brought into the classroom. The ratio of students to
computers in the classroom every day was 5.3 to 1(nces.ed.gov).
Teachers reported that they or their students used computers in
the classroom during instructional time often (40 percent) or
sometimes (29 percent). Teachers reported that they or their
students used computers in other locations in the school during
instructional time often (29 percent) or sometimes (43
percent)(nces.ed.gov)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for
Education Statistics. (2010).
4. The goal of implementing technology into the
classrooms is to facilitate instruction and
prepare students for the future.
5. 48 states included technology standards for
students in 2004-2005.
Schools in rural areas (12 percent) were more
likely than city schools (5 percent) and urban
fringe schools (7 percent) to lend laptops.
In 2003, 10 percent of public schools
provided a handheld computer to students or
teachers.
22 states had established virtual schools in
2004-2005.
Source: http://www.ed.gov/Technology
6. A greater proportion of rural area districts had
students enrolled in distance education courses
than did urban and suburban districts.
50% of public school districts offering online
courses cited distance learning as very important
in making Advanced Placement or college-level
courses available to all students.
There were an estimated 328,000 enrollments in
distance education courses by K12 students
during the 2001-2002 school year.
Source: http://www.ed.gov/Technology
7. No Child Left Behind requires the Secretary to update and
publish a national long-range technology plan, based on
an assessment of the continuing and future needs of the
nation's schools in effectively using technology to provide
all students the opportunity to meet challenging state
academic standards. The plan highlights 7 action steps
that states, districts and schools can take to evaluate their
use of technology to improve student achievement.
No Child Left Behind requires that every student should be
technology literate by the time they finish the 8th grade.
No Child Left Behind provides $15 million for a five year
research study to identify the conditions necessary for
technology to improve student achievement utilizing
scientifically based research methods.
Source: http://www.ed.gov/Technology
8. Planning
Community and Parent Support
Identifying potential barriers
Appropriate Technology Skills
9. Lack of knowledge and information
Lack of professional leadership/development
No available resources
Poor school structure
10. The term technology in schools can have many
different meanings in different contexts and times.
As used in this guide, technology pertains to the
full range of computer and computer-related
equipment and associated operating systems,
networking, and tool software that provide the
infrastructure over which instructional and school
management applications of various kinds operate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics. (2010).
