Barriers to the Effective use of Technology in Education.

One of the greatest barriers to the use of technology in education is `attitude` a resistance to change. When teachers focus on the negatives of technology and what is required of them personally, to make the changes when implementing technology in the classroom, this can create a resistant attitude to change. When summing up the value and benefits of technology introduces into a learning a `is it worth it` mentality can also detract from encouraging the teacher to make the change. It is easier to adopt an attitude that what has worked for so long is what I will stick with attitude. Time and effort to learn new technologies from the teacher point of view can also slow down the process of introducing technology into learning environments(S,Khat)(Hew & Brush, 2007)  

Many other barriers that effect the introduction of technology in education are; internet connectivity and its consistency, resources and enough computers for everyone, technical support, teaching software applications is time consuming, upgrades, technologies becoming outdated and replaced to frequently.

The criteria that is required for the learning environment are demanding technology would have to be tailored to the appropriate age and level of the student, is the type of media appropriate, is information accurate and current, can the technology be easily integrated into the classroom, is the technology relevant to classroom activities and is it easy to use?

There are as we have seen many barriers to the use of technology in the classroom. However possibly the biggest barrier is `attitude` a resistance to change, if by just changing our mind-set about technology in education adopting a more positive outlook of its potential who knows what benefits we might find for it use. We also have to consider that our children are computer literate and technology is deeply integrated into our society and culture, there is not going to be a U-turn any time soon, technology will without a doubt play an increasingly larger and more effective role in education. Maybe a fact that is better accepted now. 


khat,S(   ) Technology,! Why it is slow to be integrated into a classroom. 

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