Challenges

**[[image:http://cit.icai.org/images/coursescheme.jpg width="192" height="228" align="left"]]Bridgeton: **

 * ====Changing mindsets regarding the seamless integration of technology //vs// technology as a supplement to instruction. ====
 * ====The learning agility of staff towards technology integration stymied the infusion process.[[image:http://blog.adolescenttoolbox.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/stress-2.jpg width="168" height="157" align="right"]] ====
 * ====Delay in the installation of instructional equipment led to the frustration of staff, however once installed successfully, enthusiasm improved. ====
 * ====With the instructional equipment in place, staff was able to adopt new approaches to using technology in the classroom with the aid of technology integration specialists. ====
 * Curriculum pacing demands conflicted with the implementation of PBL unit lessons.
 * Staff did not have enough time to develop lessons that included technology.
 * Teachers assumed an elevated level of student technology skills was in place at the outset.
 * The disparity of actual student technology literacy skills required teachers to refresh or reteach the fundamental skills needed to be technologically competent in and out of the classroom setting.
 * Teachers were constantly monitoring student research to avoid plagiarism.

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**Bridgeton Christian: **
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 * ====Due to the untimely arrival of equipment, it was difficult to bring staff up to speed. ====

= = ====**Fairfield:** ====
 * ====Ongoing construction and movement from one classroom to another midway through the school year slightly interfered with service. ====
 * ====The laptop batteries did not last as long as advertised. The carts did not allow us to easily access the power cords for charging without taking them all apart. ====
 * The technology learning curve slowed down all lessons and disrupted pacing of the curriculum.
 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px;">Learning to use laptops, implement PBL units, and mastering Interactive Smartboards all at the same time was a daunting task. Many teachers felt overwhelmed, there are not enough hours in the day. ====

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**Woodbine:**
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">(Get Sweaty.com) would not stream properly, forcing us to use alternative <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px;">s.
 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Ongoing construction resulted in many interruptions of internet service. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">There was a wide disparity in the capacity of technology skills for the work of this project at the beginning of the school year. Some teachers described it as a "Technology Invasion," instead of an integration. Although m <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 35px;">any gaps have been narrowed through professional development opportunities provided to staff members and the organization of meetings to review implementation of plans, some teachers will need ongoing technological support to effectively integrate technology.[[image:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iOrHDh7w1_8/TaDXQ8cAqII/AAAAAAAAAxc/3bJTwAOD-5E/s1600/waiting.gif width="209" height="234" align="right"]] ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Students did not have strong technology skills at the beginning of the year due to a lack of technology resources available in their district. Not every computer in their lab had the same programs and many students had to share computers prior to the implementation of the grant. Next year's students will be better prepare <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px;">d and are being introduced to the laptops now. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">One website that we planned on using for a health PBL unit ====


 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Teaching a Legally Blind Teacher how to use an Interactive Smartboard ====

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**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Cape Christian Academy: **

 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Equipment installation took place later than expected in the year and required an internet connection upgrade.[[image:http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Epson-BrightLink-450Wi-interactive-projector.jpg width="315" height="260" align="right"]] ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Staff was not always available to attend meetings. ====