As teachers try to use computers effectively in the classroom, they need to decide for themselves where information technology will fit into their teaching styles. It is the teachers who know how to accommodate different learning styles of their students. Computers can help them in this effort. The extent to which these new tools will enhance student learning depends almost entirely on how teachers decide to use them. In order to make sound decisions about how to use a computer in the classroom, teachers need to see the relevance of the new tool available to them.
Relevance is the foundation for meaningful staff development.
Teachers buy into the goals of a workshop when they see value for their students in the end product. Therefore, the intended results of training must be instructional in nature. If we promote training in the following ways, teachers will see the benefits right away. Because most of these choices focus on instructional goals, the need to learn about the technology is created by the desire to improve the delivery of instruction, classroom management, or the learning environment created for students. The computer's ability to help visualize concepts and information in a variety of ways lends itself to many possibilities and considerations.