Planning a successful training program
Help teachers decide if the computer classroom is right for them
Teacher Commentary: perceived advantages of the computer classroom
Teacher Commentary: perceived disadvantages of the computer classroom
Model good computer-classroom teaching techniques during the training sessions
What am I teaching: computers or writing?
Are my students going to know more about computers than I do?
Can I use the same syllabus I taught in the traditional classroom?
How do classroom management techniques change for the computer classroom?
How can I make large-group discussion work?
Do students know they're signing up in a computer classroom?
Using the "tools" in your computer classroom
Help teachers decide if the computer classroom is right for them
Model good computer-classroom teaching techniques during the training sessions
Subsequent face-to-face or virtual meetings
Including support staff in ongoing training and troubleshooting
Other resources for teachers in computer classrooms
Following up
Although most of our advice in this training module refers to the information and activities that inform pre-service training, we strongly urge trainers to continue training even after new teachers begin in the computer classroom. Two elements of an ongoing training program will help teachers better adapt to the computer classroom: