These numbers don’t look so good

In a blog  by Pete Reilly, some figures are presented in regards to the funding and overall concern for the advancement of technology in the classroom.  This is what it says: Nearly three out of four school leaders say they don’t have enough IT staff to support their needs effectively, according to the survey. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they can’t maintain their network adequately, 63 percent said they can’t plan for new technologies, and 76 percent said they have trouble implementing new technologies.  I see these numbers and I recall my high school days and even here in dorm life.  This describes problems that we see every day.  Overloaded servers, understaffed IT departments.  Lack of resources and time to keep it updated.  The frustrating thing about these numbers and thoughts is that I believe that Educational technology is worth every penny we spend.  The problem is 1) convincing other people of this and 2) getting room in the budgets.  

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