Too many schools have yet to reap the full benefits of technology. In the information age, we still have schools that were designed for the factory age. In classrooms that could be modern communication centers for learning, the basic tools of instruction continue to be the blackboard and chalk. Only a handful of schools have access to the new technologies that are becoming central to our lives. Indeed, many schools have less technology than the neighborhood grocery store.
Internet access is very limited.
Only three percent of the nation's public school classrooms have access to the Internet. Teachers need training with the new technologies. For schools to take advantage of technology, teachers must have more time and opportunity to integrate it into the curriculum. The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment found that a majority of teachers feel inadequately trained to use technology and are not aware of how technology can improve learning or help them do their jobs better. Funding is a major barrier.