What Drives Successful Technology Planning?

Abstract

Providing computers and in-servicing staff is not enough to get teachers and students using technology for teaching and learning.Schools of teacher education can prepare teachers better by helping college and university education faculty model technology use throughout the teacher credentialing curriculum.Another approach is to help teachers construct a model for identifying and developing factors that will support their own technology initiatives.The literature on technology integration reveals eight success factors for schools attempting to help teachers adopt technology in their classrooms.This article examines those success factors and looks at strategies for implementing them.