Why would a teacher resist using technology in their classroom? Its the greatest thing in education in the past 100 years. Could it be that the teacher does not know how to use or incorporate the technology? If I had a resistant teacher I would ask them why and determine how we can ease their concerns. From the conversation I would figure out if the technology was a good fit for the teacher and look to see if there are other options that would suit the teacher better. I would arrange for professional development to train teachers and show them how beneficial the technology can be if they give it a try. The most important thing would be to show them why we want them to use this and how we think it will help student achievement. Teachers have to understand that we are dealing with students much more technologically advanced than we are. They are different learners and we have to engage them differently. This video makes it very clear that we need to change our approach and leave the white boards behind.
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