So you want technology in your classroom?
Many teachers dream about having the most innovative, engaging technology resources available for their classrooms. It would be nice to blink like a genie and have it magically appear. Unfortunately, it takes more than a blink and a nod to get technology added to a school or classroom. Frazier and Hearington (2017) describe the different stages of introducing technology in a school setting. It refers to the first stage as the pre-procurement stage. During this first stage, a technology committee should be formed. Next, a needs assessment should be conducted in order to identify what technology each teacher needs (p. 91). With most schools, funding is a big concern. Most schools do not have a big enough budget to purchase all the technology teachers may want. The technology committee's job is to review the data from the needs assessment. This process is vital, and it will provide a more refined list of teacher needs. With the budget being the driving force behind the deciding factor...