The gist of Chapter 3 "Technology for Urban Schools" was that urban schools do not have the monies to hire technology knowledgeable teachers, buy computers, keep them running, wiring the schools, and connecting to the Internet. They have to tap into federal funds in order to accomplish these tasks. Once the technology is up and running, urban schools need to develop professional development seminars that help teachers to integrate the new technology into their lessons.
As I have never taught in an urban school district, I do not have any first hand knowledge of these problems. Although urban schools have a further uphill battle to integrate technology, all schools have problems creating professional development for their teachers. Even if they do have seminars, there is no guarantee teachers will use what they learn.
Gallagher, E.M.(2001). “Technology for Urban Schools: Gaps and Challenges” Technology In Its Place. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.
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We all know the problems with technology in our schools. Most of us teach in smaller counties. I could not imagine these issues on such a wide scale. Even though computers get fustrating we still need to keep in mind of others who have it worse. I would say in my school the biggest problem is instruction/communication as to what is expected from us. As a teacher this is confusing.
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