Digital disconnect

Accountants bridge technology gap…quick read on how many accountants increasing their understanding of technology in order to better do their work. A glimpse of what needs to happen in teaching/training profession?…:)

Flip side: if teachers have to become technologists in order to use elearning…elearning will bomb. This survey The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools reveals a real problem that will not be resolved through increased teacher training (though that is a big part of the solution!). We need a low entry level into using technology for teaching…so teachers can start quickly and without too many technical skills. After all, word processors became popular only after they became fairly easy to use. Teachers need to be encouraged to use low threshold applications as a starting point. Start small…but begin now!