For example, the teachers learn about specific education sites and tools that can help them use technology more in the classroom. My intention is to send the programs to Raleigh and Brampton and get them on board too because I think they would be really valuable there. Ms. Munro says the program has been a success so far. A Nortel volunteer helps a teacher to surf the Internet. Teachers sign up for the program on their own through a Web site or through announcements from their boards of education.
Schools can also book special sessions for their own staff to come in together.
Ms. Munro says she hasn't yet released the summer session dates yet, but she expects a large turnout. She says Nortel is looking into offering an advanced web design course as well. Tech Coaches A program put into place a few years ago has also been help teachers cope with the challenge of keeping up with technology. The Tech Coaches program, launched in 1994, allocates specially-trained educators to go into schools and help teachers integrate technology into the classroom. They not only go into schools to introduce new software, but they show teachers to use it in the classrooms.