Although they are excited about computer technology's future, at present even those teachers tech-savvy enough to complete an online survey see limited reason to use computer technology in their classrooms. Almost half of teachers surveyed report that they do not use technology regularly or frequently. On average, teachers in training receive less curricula-integration instruction guidance than basic skills training. By most state estimates, women are roughly 20 percent of information technology professionals. Women are underrepresented in, and girls under-prepared for, these occupational areas.
Girls see a disconnect between their job preferences and the characteristics of computer jobs.
Half of the teachers answering a question on software in the classroom have not perceived gender differences or biases. The other half write almost unanimously that gender differences favor conventionally male learning styles, preferences, subject interests, and play preferences. The Kaiser Family Foundation finds gender differences in children's time with computer technology almost exclusively around games in the home.