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Rethinking- How to make Technology happen in schools?

My blog today begins by exploring ways to make technology happen in schools.  I completely agree to Keith Krueger when he says that educational technology just like textbooks is only one tool in the learning process, neither of them is a substitute for well trained teachers, leadership and parents. There exists a huge responsibility on all three stakeholders to ensure meaningful integration of technology in classrooms, whether teachers, school leaders or parents each has a very important role to play in developing appropriate practices for our digital natives and ensuring a safe and healthy use of technology. Nancy Kassebaum says that there can be infinite uses of technology, but if teachers are not able to bring it into the classroom and make it work, then it completely fails.  My own observations in different classrooms reflects exactly the same scenario. It’s not about equipping classrooms with educational technology tools but rather focusing on training teachers, so that t