Speak their language. Many technology proponents speak a language guaranteed to alienate the reluctants. Reluctants view this rhetoric with great suspicion. They pride themselves on demanding serious, rigorous learning from students, steering clear of fads and fashions. Offer continual support.
Ongoing support is more important than classes and training.
The emotional dimensions of this challenge keep many reluctants from stepping into the technology game. They see networks crashing. They need the technology to work reliably, and they want someone by their side when anything goes wrong. Some of the most impressive gains take place when teachers elect to work in small groups of mixed abilities and styles. The reluctant may be won over by the impressive discoveries realized while exploring with a group of peers, some of whom are more comfortable with mice.