The plan should also express a clear vision of the goals of the technology integration. Teachers should know how to operate the technology and how to integrate it into the curriculum. Administrative support can come in the form of funding, or in restructuring schedules and physical space to reflect the new learning environment. Parents, businesses, and community members can use technology as a springboard to become more involved in the activities of neighborhood schools. All can help with wiring or technical support.
Parents can use e-mail to facilitate communication with teachers and administrators.
Businesses can use e-mail to help mentor students and help them prepare for the workplace. Adequate funding and appropriate policy making can help to assure that technology is accessible to all schools on an equal basis. These factors suggest that to succeed, technology, like any educational tool, cannot exist in isolation, but must be made an integral part of the entire instructional process. The measures that are reported are usually from traditional multiple-choice tests. New measures need to be developed which would assess the higher-level skills and other effects often affected by technology.