Fair vs Equal

This book is a must-read for educational leaders who want to ensure their schools have the necessary tools to implement and sustain an effective educational technology program.

Michele Wages is an instructional coordinator for one of the largest school districts in Texas. She has also served as an assistant professor teaching emergent and developing literacy and diagnosis and remediation of reading at elementary level to elementary education majors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PREFACE CHAPTER 1: COST (LACK OF RESOURCES). CHAPTER 2: SOLUTION: INNOVATE WITH TOOLS YOU ALREADY HAVE CHAPTER 3: LACK OF EFFECTIVE TRAINING (KNOWLEDGE) CHAPTER 4: SOLUTION: SEEKOUT FREE, EASY TO USE DIGITAL RESOURCES CHAPTER 5: RESISTANCE TO ADOPTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES (ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS) CHAPTER 6: SOLUTION: OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN CHAPTER 7: TOO MUCH RED TAPE (STUDENT'S COMPUTING SKILLS) CHAPTER 8: SOLUTION: START WITH SMALL, FAST PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE LEARNING CHAPTER 9: INSUFFICIENT NFASTRUCTURE (NETWORK INFASTRUCTURE) CHAPTER 10: SOLUTION: SUPPORTING INTERNET TECHNOLOGY/INTERNET ACCESS CHAPTER 11: EFFECTS OF HIGH STAKES TESTING ON TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION CHAPTER 12: SOLUTION: INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CURRICULUM CONCLUSION REFERENCES