A recent Education Dive survey of American teachers and administrators found that more investment was needed in educational technology , which is severely impacted by tight budgets and inadequate network infrastructure . Just over 86 % of respondents said their districts need more ed tech training , and 41 % said they did n’t think their districts had any plans for incorporating ed tech into lessons and curricula . Tellingly , 75 % of respondents cited budgets as a major challenge ( along with poor infrastructure and unreliable devices or software ) , and 71 % said their districts need a dedicated department to help with tech training in classrooms .
A recent Education Dive survey of American teachers and administrators found that more training was needed in educational technology, which is severely impacted by tight budgets and inadequate network infrastructure. Just over 86% of respondents said their districts need more ed tech training, and 41% said they didn’t think their districts had any plans for incorporating ed tech into lessons and curricula. Tellingly, 75% of respondents cited budgets as a major challenge (along with network infrastructure and unreliable devices or software), and 71% said their districts need a dedicated department to help with tech use in classrooms.