5. Teachers would have better classroom resources.
“Teachers would have access to internet visuals when needed, and they would have internet-friendly TV monitors hooked to their computer.” —Dwight McArthur
6. Infrastructure would exist to fully support school technology.
“I would: hire a qualified technology facilitator in each school to provide support for integration of technology into the curriculum; hire additional qualified district curriculum coordinators for each grade level that would focus entirely on technology integration and work closely with the school technology facilitator; hire additional qualified district-level staff to provide more on-site professional development to support teachers in the use of technology with teacher stipends included; provide funds for teachers to pursue certification and additional degrees in educational technology; hire more qualified technicians to provide hardware support; provide more funds for maintenance/repair of the equipment already in place; create a district-level job position to investigate new technology and its relevance and benefit to each grade level, as available technology changes daily; create an additional district-level department to coordinate and support digital media, as video and photography are exceptional tools but are time and training intensive; and only then use funds to purchase new equipment.” —Honey Martin, Technology Facilitator, W.T. Lewis Elementary School
7. Every student would have a mobile device.
“I would buy a laptop for every student and download the programs that the students need. This way, I’ll get rid of the paper homework and assignments.” –Ghania Hamrani, teacher of engineering, Technology High School, Newark, N.J.
“I would most definitely put into each and every student’s hands a laptop that they could bring into the classroom to type their notes for every class, eliminating the use of paper products, or use of some type of tablet, allowing them to write notes digitally.” —Missy Cunningham, 6th, 7th & 8th grade technology, Amherst Middle School, Amherst, Va.
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