 Teachers
facing the integration hurdle may have to reconsider some of their
underlying philosophies about teaching. These changes could manifest
themselves outwardly in the form of new teaching strategies, activities,
and forms of assessment, and this may take some time.
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In their efforts to help teachers enrich classrooms through the
incorporation of multimedia, Mary Wise and Frank Groom
found that teachers felt multimedia had the biggest impact on
the teachers themselves.
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Teachers found the material visually stimulating, that multimedia
could present more detail about subjects, and that it actually
simulated bringing the real subject into the classroom.
The success of technology relates strongly to teacher enthusiasm,
initiative, and sense of improvement. Teacher interest in technology
is highest when there is adequate access to hardware, teachers
care about the applications being used, and they receive relevant
training. One study shows that high school teachers are often
the most positive about technology's ability to contribute to
both school reform and their own work, but some of the strongest
supporters of technology are teachers involved in special education,
career education, and adult education.
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