Still, TTL is more like boot camp than summer camp. She spent every night in the lab trying to keep up. But once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. Now, Walters has plans for her students to use more math Web sites and use the Internet to research what math skills are needed for various careers. The training will help keep South Dakota's schools competitive, said Harris Haupt, TTL manager at the Technology in Education office in Rapid City.
Technology is a fact of life.
In addition to building Web pages, teachers learn how to use digital cameras, sound, full-motion video and graphics as part of multimedia presentations. In addition, they learn how to use online communication networks such as e-mail and list serves. They use it in ways they never imagined. There was a Special-Ed teacher who wondered what to do with a spreadsheet. Now she uses it to track her students and what they're doing on individual education plans.