Training is controversial when it comes to the education system. Some training for teachers can be too expensive and not enough funding (Anderson (2008), training could be completely unavailable to the teachers, or teachers just aren't interested in getting training to further their knowledge of the technology they use in their own classrooms (Brownet.org).
Funding for training teachers about the technology in their classrooms hasn't been the dilemma that's causing headaches. The biggest problem is funding for the technology to go in the classroom, and then the unwillingness of the teachers to be trained for the new technology (Bownet.org).
Some of the things that teachers would be trained on are:
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Printer usage
• Customizing bookmarks on the Internet
• How to use email
• Word processing
• Using different processors (Mac vs. PC)
(Booher, 1999).
Without proper training to teachers, many things could happen within the schools. Such as:
• Limits students' learning opportunities
• Limited staff proficiency in the use of technology
• Breeds complacency or frustration
• No master plan in the use of technology
• Lack of in-district workshops on how to integrate technology into the curriculum
• Fear of computers
• Traditionally trained staff
• Limited administrative support
• Insufficient availability of home computers to staff
• Technology often viewed as a separate subject
• Underutilization of technology in the classroom
• Little student exposure to the ways technology can enhance learning
• Lengthy grading process
• Time consuming preparation of lesson materials
• Inconsistent student training in the use of technology
(Bownet.org)
