Hardware Happy
Thanks to Blusher for pointing me to Education Week's Technology Counts report (registration required). There are some good stats there -- especially the chart "Dividing the Pot" which looks at how schools spend money on technology.
Schools spend, on average, $103 per pupil annually for educational technology. More than two-thirds of that money, over $71 per pupil, is spent on hardware.Whoa! 69% on hardware? And only 6% on staff development and 16% on software? No wonder we have a problem. My guess is that schools are so consumed with looking tech-friendly and having the latest hardware that they've forgotten to train their teachers and staff or find software that will allow them to best integrate technology into the curriculum.
Any teachers here?
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My mom is a recently retired media specialist who was responsible for helping students learn how to use technology within the school system. Her biggest challenge wasn't teaching the students, or obtaining hard and sofware, but educating the county office and other teachers on the value of computers, the internet and other forms of media for education.
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