Computer technology booming in nation's public schools
Only two years ago, a White House Panel on Educational Technology bemoaned the lack of computer and networking equipment available to students in the nation's public schools. But in a recent report, Henry Becker, a professor in UCI's Department of Education, and University of Minnesota researcher Ronald Anderson documented the remarkable strides schools are making in obtaining and replacing computer equipment. In 1992, there was but one computer for every 14 students; as of 1998, when Becker's and Anderson's National Science Foundation-funded study was done, there was one for every six. But there are challenges: Half of all teachers surveyed said they need technical support at least once a month as they integrate technology into lessons--and two-thirds of them said timely support isn't available. The report is one in a series from the study, one of the largest ever done on how teachers are using computers. Their findings to date are available at http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC.
Contact: Tracy Childs, (949) 824-5484, [email protected]
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