The staff development aspect has to happen, because if you don't invest in people, the boxes don't work. Susan Monahan was an educational consultant for the CD-ROM and helped to edit the Units of Practice. As a teacher of the deaf, she has worked in numerous schools and has witnessed the gap between personal proficiency of the teacher and knowing how to integrate the technology into the curriculum. It's a big jump. Teachers can feel overwhelmed and daunted.
Every classroom is different.
Every teacher handles his or her classroom in a different way. By videotaping the teachers chosen for the technology team, the CD-ROM's creators were able to add actual testimony that other teachers could view. But it's not the same as actually seeing the excitement. Next Steps A second CD-ROM is in development, one which will most likely focus on spreadsheet and database use. The CD-ROM can be purchased by other school districts for a reasonable cost.