How do elementary teachers use technology in the classroom, and what teacher, school, and district characteristics best support appropriate use of education technology? These questions are the focus of a recent ASCD "Research Brief" (November 23), which reviews a recent study in Massachusetts. The study concluded that "Teachers are much more likely to use technology to deliver instruction, to provide opportunities for student use of technology, and for planning purposes when they teach in schools and districts that emphasize professional development around technology integration, pressure teachers to use technology, ensure availability of and access to technology, and limit the amount of restrictive policies relating to technology use."
Laitsch, D. (2004). Elementary teachers' use of technology. ResearchBriefs (Vol 2. No. 24, Nov. 2004). Retrieved from ASCD 7 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.03e1753c019b7a9f989ad324d3108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_viewID=issue_view&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalmoid=7d3f39beffdc0010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=token
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