Author of the book Empowering Students with Technology and longtime education technology advocate Alan November told educators and IT administrators last month that schools and colleges should reassess how they fund their ed-tech initiatives. Asking what teachers and students need, November said, should trump the persistent push for more technology staffing and equipment.
 
Despite the proliferation of internet access in U.S. schools over the past decade, November said, schools and colleges are often “technology rich and information poor,” meaning students can use computers but lack the skills to find and use crucial information. November offered two suggestions for how to boost technology instruction in American schools: Spell out the 10 most difficult concepts for students to learn and brainstorm solutions, and find out what students do outside school and find ways to engage them.

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