How Do You Motivate Teachers to Use Technology?

It is great time to be alive. Technology is constantly changing the way we do things, making it easier than ever to stay organized. I have always embraced change, but there are many teachers who are still resistant. It's hard to sell technology without one key ingredient: reliable Internet access. Without the necessary bandwidth, any talk of a 1:1 initiative is impossible. At my school, we have been promised an upgrade this summer, but I'm still wondering how to push that motivation into overdrive in September. I found several resources online and hope you will share your own stories in the comments section.

11 Reasons Teachers Are Not Using Technology- post by John Spencer

Encouraging Teacher Technology Use- from Education World

A Few Ways to Motivate Teachers to Use Tech- from Larry Ferlazzo

How Can We Motivate Our Teachers to Use Technology?- EdTech Chic's posting includes links to technology newsletters.


If Technology Motivates Students, Let's Use It- from Edutopia
Technology Incentives: Motivating Teachers to Attend Professional Development Training

Understanding Tech-Savvy Teachers: Identifying Their Characteristics, Motivation and Challenges- 20 page PDF file

Looking For Schools with Great Tech Plans

Does your school have a great tech plan in place? If so, I could really use your assistance. As a member of our district's technology committee, I have been asked to research several things for our district. So...if you're using tablets, have a great Internet provider etc. please take a few minutes to answer and submit the form below.

Thank you so much for your input! It is greatly appreciated.

My 100th Post on Blogger: The Digital Generation Speaks: A Video For Educators

Here's a video which was produced by middle school students in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It should be seen by all teachers, because the classroom needs to be adapted for this generation of digital learners. Thank you to math teacher Scotti Glasgow for tweeting this.

Kristen Swanson: It Is Time to Throw a Bigger Party

Kristen Swanson is one of the organizers of EdCamp Philly and Director of Technology for the Springfield  Township (PA) Public Schools. I was fortunate to meet her this past May at EdCamp Philly and she is one amazing woman. This 16-minute talk will introduce you to EdCamp and why it is a terrific form of professional development.

31 Web Sites to Teach You About Technology Integration

It's the 21st century and I'm sure your school district has been embracing technology. With budget cuts, however, can your school keep up with the need for new and updated computers? I work in Bergen County (N.J.) where we have the highest property taxes in the nation, and yet this fall I'm not sure whether or not our media center will see more computers for our students. (Thank you, Governor Christie) I know of districts where every student has their own laptop. Not where I am. Still, I try to use what we have to prepare our students for when they graduate and go out into the world. No matter what they will do in their career, whether it's an auto mechanic or a lawyer, they will need these digital skills. If you are still wary about technology, it is time to jump into the water. We don't want you and your students left behind.


 7 Ways to Increase Teacher Technology Integration in the Classroom

10 Tips for Planning the Use of Technology in Lessons

10 Tips for Teaching Technology to Teachers

25 Easy Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom- the list is downloadable!

32 Great Technology Integration Tips- contributed by educators on Free Technology for Teachers' site


41 Web Sites for Teachers to Integrate Tech into Your Classroom

50 Free Collaboration Tools That Are Awesome for Education

50 Ways to Integrate Technology into Your Classroom Tomorrow

EdTech: Focus on K-12 Video Library- includes "The High Tech Classroom" and "IT Training"

EdTech Magazine

Effective Technology Integration- from Classroom Connect

Getting Started with Technology in Your Classroom- from Edutopia

How to Build a Technology-Based Curriculum- from Edutopia

How to Increase Tech Integration in the Classroom- written by Cheska Lorena, high school science teacher

International Society for Technology in Education

Lesson Plans: Infuse Technology into Your Classroom- from EdTech

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators- written by many teachers who love using technology



Teach Yourself to Teach with Tech

Teaching with Technology-wiki index covers documents, images, video and more

Tech and Learning Online- you can also subscribe (free) to their magazine

Technology in the Classroom Infographic

Technology Integration Best of 2010- from Education World

Technology Integration for Teachers- long list of ideas for classroom projects

Technology Integration Made Easy- from Education World

Technology Integration Matrix- as used by Florida Schools

Technology Use V. Technology Integration In The Classroom

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration- written by Richard Byrne

Web 2.0 Tools- my extensive listing of tools for Web 2.0

What Does Technology Integration Mean?- by Mary-Beth Hertz

What is Technology Integration?- from Edutopia

Why Integrate Technology into the Classroom? The Reasons are Many- Edutopia