Then, in the spring semester, the trainee tries out the technology lessons in his or her own classes while the mentor observes. The next year, many trainees become mentors. Each teacher who participated in the mentor program truly began to incorporate various technology into his or her curricula. Many teachers became confident enough about using technology to train new teachers. The technology mentoring process is far less expensive than mass training of 20 or more teachers.
Schools are the perfect place to prepare teachers who are unsure and inexperienced with technology.
Start by creating a technology team, supporting it, leading with pedagogy and tapping into curriculum-related success stories. Use the people resources that already exist in your district to move the masses into our technology-rich world. MacAcademy and Windows Academy uses video and CD-ROM computer training modules to teach the most popular Macintosh and Windows application programs. NETg offers training courses that feature training on the latest emerging technologies and are developed in cooperation with technology producers like Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle and Novell. Teachers are available online to explain how to integrate these technology-based lessons into the classroom.