Possible Challenges

With change comes opposition. My action plan centers on getting all teachers to base competency levels with technology programs that are essential for communication, data tracking, and resources. The second piece is to challenge all teachers to implement at least one Web 2.0 program or other student used technology in their classroom.

Foreseeable challenges vary from teacher apathy to the need for constant assistance. Some teachers lack basic computer skills and will need more one on one time. Depending on the member and level of teacher need, time constraints may present a challenge. Recruiting additional staff to act as mentors should allow time constraint factors to decrease by sharing the load.

Another possible major challenge is teacher apathy toward trying something new in their classrooms with Web 2.0. The initial surveys will allow teachers to select programs of interest. Hopefully by allowing teachers to choose their own development and proving assistance, apathy will be avoided.

The last major concern is network and technological availability. We have had network issues which limited the number of students who could be online at one time, and there is a limited number of computers available. This summer our complete network infrastructure was upgraded which should alleviate network overload. As for computer availability, the campus IT person is reimaging, fixing, and locating all COWs so that we have a true view on availability.