Teachers can evaluate the products based on the accessibility and educational value of the products as a relationship between their cost and their effectiveness in increasing teacher and student productivity. This database can be shared with other classes, other schools, the local community, and the world. District 15 's Guiding Questions for Technology Planners Technology alone offers no solution. Computers cannot motivate, but in the right hands they can make learning fun. They can be used effectively only when teachers know what computers can and cannot do.
Computers offer unlimited learning opportunities when paired with the right teacher.
Most teachers skilled in the use of computers have picked up their technological finesse not from teacher training, but on their own. For those teachers who have made personal investments of time and energy to learn about technology, the payoff is often a more sophisticated approach to teaching. School districts faced with large scale technology implementation plans, however, need to provide staff development opportunities for teachers to learn how to utilize technology for instructional and administrative purposes. The following are some frequently asked questions about staff development and the district's answers stemming from experience. Effective training must be specific to the hardware and software that the teacher will be using.