There are many school systems where there is a strong push to adopt and use technology. However there is a long road to developing content for this technology push. Many school systems are pushing technology first rather than thoroughly exploring academic content. This poses a problem in some school systems where teachers become apprehensive to implementing technology into the academic program because they see content and not technology as the primary focus of teaching. When teachers are faced with the content versus technology dilemma, they often respond in three ways.
Teachers temporarily stop using technology to accomplish content.
Teachers tend to only use the technology that has been used in the past and which they are comfortable with. Teachers plunge into using technology hoping that the students and teachers will learn to use it together. However, this occurs only if the teachers trust the ability of the student to solve problems or be able to find the studied subject matter. Part of the difficulty that teachers are having is deciding what and how to teach using technology resources. Many teachers get frustrated since they do not know where to find content that will be aligned with their established curricula.