The document discusses teachers' adoption of technology in the classroom. It classifies the teachers observed by the participants and identifies most as late adopters, resistant to using technology. To move teachers to innovating earlier, suggestions include providing training, support, and time for exploration. Barriers to technology use include lack of support, time, and equipment. Top motivations are engaging students and efficiency, while intimidation and lack of incentives are less motivating. Top uses of technology are presentations, communication, and word processing, while maintaining websites and using the internet as an information tool are less prioritized uses.

1. 1. Classify yourself
1.1. Chad
1.1.1. Early Majority
1.2. Lindsey
1.2.1. Late Majority
1.3. Will
1.3.1. Early Adopter
1.4 Katie
1.4.1 Early Majority
2. Share your views on most teachers you have observed
2.1. Chad
2.1.1. It seems like most teachers that I have observed fall into the late majority
or lagger group. I think this is because they find it difficult to implement
technology into the math classroom(not including calculators) and can’t
find the time to do it.
2.2.1.
2.3. Lindsey
2.3.1 Most teachers I have observed are not willing to try new technology
before all the kinks are worked out, because they do not want to waste class time
figuring it out.
2.4. WIll
2.4.1 I have noticed that a lot of older teachers are very slow to change when it
comes to incorporating technological advancements into their teaching routines.
Most would fall under the “Late Majority” or “Laggards” category. On the flip side,
a lot of younger teachers seem to be more willing to accept new technologies as
they emerge.
2.5 Katie
2.5.1 Pertaining to my observations and student teaching experience, I have
noticed that most teachers are resistant to the use of technology in the
English Language Arts classroom. I would classify the teachers I have
observed in the Late Majority or Laggards category. In my opinion these
teachers see technology in the classroom as a burden or a distractor
rather than a helpful learning tool.
3. How can we move more teachers into Innovators or Early Adopters categories?
3.1. Chad
3.1.1. We can move more teachers into the innovator and adaptor category by
giving more time to explore with technology
3.2. Lindsey
3.2.1. One-on-one technology trainings, first outside of class and then during
class. Also, I think it would be extremely helpful to have onsite trainers.
3.3. Will

2. 3.3.1. We can move teachers into the innovators or early adopters categories by
helping them to see the use of the new technology and trying to build
excitement around new technology as it is released.
3.4 Katie
3.4.1 Teachers can only use technology as an education tool if they know how
to use it. If we have hands-on teacher training where teachers can use
the
different innovative technology mediums in their most basic form and then
be shown examples of how they can be implemented into the classroom
successfully, we may begin to move some teachers along the scale of
Innovation Adoption.
4. Identify your top 3 “major” motivators & explain
4.1. Engages students in learning in new and exciting ways
4.1.1. Technology allows teachers to use things like videos, games or the
internet to learn and explore outside of the classroom
4.2. Lets me use my time more efficiently
4.2.1. Technology makes tasks such as attendance and recording grades
quicker and more efficient, leaving more teaching time.
4.3. Promotes sound pedagogy-based teaching practices
4.3.1. Technology creates new avenues for teachers to put teaching practices
into place in their classrooms that students may find visually and mentally
stimulating.
5. MOTIVATORS- Identify your bottom 3 and justify
5.1. There is technical support in my school to assist me
5.1.1. I would be willing to use technology regardless of if there was help or not.
Which is good because in many cases the help is limited at best.
5.2. Improves my annual evaluation as a teacher
5.3. Helps me manage large class enrollments
5.3.1. Technology can take a teachers focus off of the class when it is not
working correctly. When this happens, larger class sizes would be harder
to manage than smaller ones.
6. Identify important motivators that are not listed
7. IMPEDING- Identify your top 3 “major” impediments & explain
7.1. Lack of support services to assist me
7.1.1. Without support, teachers cannot be expected to use technology
successfully and/or efficiently. As teachers, we need to not only be able to
use something but we need to be able to teach something.
7.2. Lack of time
7.2.1. It is hard to try out new ideas when there is very little time to cover all
material needed as is. More time per chapter would allow for more
experimenting with technology.
7.3. Lack of classroom computer equipment
7.3.1. It is impossible to implement new technology in a classroom if the
students do not have it available to them.

3. 8. Identify your bottom 3 and jusitfy
8.1. Lack of technical skills
8.1.1. Most younger teachers have grown up with computers and are much
more technologically savvy than more mature teachers.
8.2. Lack of incentives and rewards
8.2.1. As teachers, we are not looking to be rewarded for our performance or
use of technology.
8.3. I am intimidated by new technology
8.3.1. New technology is not frightening. It opens up new possibilities for
learning in the classroom.
9. Identify important impediments that are not listed
9.1. Steep learning curve for some students
9.2. Resources
10. Identify your top 3 uses & explain how you would accomplish them
10.1. Classroom Presentations
10.1.1. powerpoint and prezi presentations are more engaging and allow for a
smoother more efficient flow of lecture so that there is less time spent
lecturing and more time spent work with students
10.2. Communication with teachers parents and administrators
10.2.1. Communication with teachers administrators and parents becomes
almost instantaneous when technology is put to use.
10.3. Word processing tool for student writing
10.3.1. Students are no longer taught handwriting, so we must teach them how to
type. This is especially important if we want students to excel in this
technological world.
11. Identify your bottom 3 and provide reasons
11.1. Creating & maintaining a class website or blog
11.1.1. We don’t see this tool being useful enough to make a priority. We see a
website having more potential than a blog.
11.2. Internet as information mgmt. tool
11.2.1. Uummmm what does this even mean?
11.3. Creating quizzes, tests, or other student assessments
11.3.1. We feel that security would be an issue with online assessments. It opens
up the door for students to cheat in different ways.
12. Identify important uses that are not listed
12.1. Apps used to replace tools such as levelers, thermometers or other measuring
tools.
12.2. There are available websites that help accurately assess student performance on
writing assignments.