N. Kathleen O'Neill, Ed. Introduction Georgia has experienced an explosion in school based hardware and software over the past three years due to an influx of funding from both the lottery and local boards of education. Teachers seem to be less comfortable using computers than students.
Many teachers have little computer training and are still learning.
As teachers receive more training, technology will increasingly be integrated into instruction. Traditional training methods are not having the impact needed and in far too many instances, investments are made in hardware and software without funds being budgeted for the training needed to appropriately utilize the new teaching and learning tools. Background During the summer of 1995, Georgia State University and three Atlanta area schools entered into a collaboration that resulted in a co-reform initiative. Together we established acceptable standards of technology use for teachers. We also identified methods that could help teachers feel comfortable using the technology not only as a utility tool, but also for instruction.