Infrastructure For Technology
Technology is changing fast and it is difficult to keep up with the latest trends. Now IPads are all the rage. We are happy to have flat screen moniters on our computers. Laptops are getting smaller and smaller. Internet speed gets faster and faster.
We, as educators, are required by law to teach technology skills to our students. We are doing this, but our equipment is old by technology standards. As a local school district, we struggle to keep the equipment we have in working order, and to buy new tools as needed. We are required to teach our students how to gain use these tools to gain information and apply it to global issues. We follow state guidelines as to what our children should know, but more emphasis is being put on testing than on technology.
Federal guidelines require us to prepare students for the working environment they will see when they are finished with school. They need to have skill levels that can take them into the workforce. It is very difficult to do that when we are not able to expose them to the most inovative materials. We are preparing students for what lies ahead. Even in the most current budget crisis, we still need to update and upgrade the technology equipment we already have. This is the least we owe these children. They are depending on us.