04+Overcoming+Barriers

=Overcoming Barriers to Integrating Technology= = = = = = = = = = = =How to identify technology experts= Think about your community. What technology resources are there that teachers in your school can tap into? Use the following chart to record the resource, the contact information, and possible projects for which it might be useful. For many of these resources, you can locate the contact information on the Internet. =SMART Online Help=
 * 1) Select [|Help] in the Notebook software
 * 2) Teacher mentors
 * 3) Information technology (IT) contact in school
 * 4) Student technology experts
 * Let the rest of the faculty know about your project. You might be surprised to learn about the technology interests of your colleagues. When one teacher planned a project on the stock market she was pleasantly surprised to learn that her colleague had a great deal of experience using spreadsheets and offered to teach the skills to her students.
 * Inform the parents in your school of your technology needs. You never know who has a parent, grandparent, cousin, or neighbor who might have technology skills that would enhance your classroom project. If you neglect to inform the parents about a project, or do not note that you are in search of outside expertise, you may never find out!
 * Check with your school partners. If your school is engaged with any community partners such as the local bank, police department, or grocery store, these organizations can serve as pools of technology experts.
 * Use the Internet. This is where the rest of this activity will focus. Use the worksheet provided to create a plan for finding experts via the Internet.

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