However, we need the computers in our classrooms first. I am a first grade teacher and I do not have even one computer in my classroom. I feel that my students are missing out on great things. We have a LAN that allows us to use e-mail and access the Internet. We access the training and after going through the tutorials, we go to a central location in our district and take an exit test to receive certification for the course we took.
Time is the biggie.
We are not given any time and almost no training. The only reason that I am fairly literate is that I have had a computer at home since '91 and just recently bought another one. Several of our teachers have computers at home, but most of them don't. We don't have any effective training offered in our school situation. On the other hand, I believe they should pay for it themselves.