The Computer Delusion

The article entitled "The Computer Delusion" by Todd Oppenheimer.  Talks about the changes that technology has promised over the year. This has been going on for years.  The article talks about how schools are putting more money into tech and not books.   The article also talks about the promises that technology has made.  I now from years in teaching and sitting on technology committees I know that the big problem with tech in education is that teachers don't decide what to buy or what they need.  They administration decide what to buy whether or not the teachers need it.  This is a major problem with education. Money is thrown around without thinking about what is really needed.  Many districts at the end of the school year have money left over and just spend it for the sake of spending it.   Schools also buy technology and never do proper training.  Teachers need to be trained in order to use tech, if not it will go unused.  Teachers need to be involved in the technology buy process.  Failure to do so waste money and makes technology go unused.