So Many Devices, So Little Use

THE Journal

Observation data from more than 60,000 classrooms across 34 states shows that, while more and more schools have technology devices available, the percentage of teachers and students using them is startlingly low, writes McREL’s Howard Pitler. McREL collected the data from classrooms that use the Power Walkthrough observation tool, which measures, among other indicators, how technology is being used in classrooms. In 63 percent of all observations, teachers utilized no technology at all. The percentage of students using no technology in any form was even lower at 73 percent. Pitler concludes that, “If we really want to see technology supporting quality instruction...we need to get serious about providing ongoing and targeted professional development and set clear expectations for the use of technology...”

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