They hear horror stories and don't want to experience them. We know that many students of our students are quite capable when it comes to making technologies perform the way they are intended. When you get stuck, you pick up the phone, dial a number and ask . . . Many districts wisely install phone systems at the same time they install data networking. Many teachers hunger for the time to translate new ideas and strategies into practical classroom lessons and unit plans.
Invention is the time when teachers take ownership.
They make the innovation real. Theory into practice. If we want to see robust integration, we must provide each teacher with a week or more of invention time each year - whole days away from the pressures of classroom teaching to create worthwhile, technology enhanced learning experiences for students. Many teachers want to stumble privately. They don't want to appear foolish or incompetent in front of their peers.