Technology Training for Teachers

U.S. schools are expected to spend more than $5 billion on education technology this year, up from $4.3 billion last year. But the money could go to waste if teachers are inadequately trained to use computers, according to an Education Week study.

Teachers who regularly use technology as a teaching tool: 1 in 5

Source: U.S. Department of Education, 1997

* Percentage of teachers with at least minimal--nine hours--of technology training, by state:

Alabama: 2%

Alaska: 21%

Arizona: 13%

Arkansas: 10%

California: 15%

Colorado: 20%

Connecticut: 15%

Delaware: 10%

Florida: 20%

Georgia: 18%

Hawaii: 23%

Idaho: 15%

Illinois: 10%

Indiana: 13%

Iowa: 15%

Kansas: 15%

Kentucky: 28%

Louisiana: 11%

Maine: 14%

Maryland: 15%

Massachusetts: 15%

Michigan: 10%

Minnesota: 15%

Mississippi: 11%

Missouri: 10%

Montana: 18%

Nebraska: 15%

Nevada: 15%

New Hampshire: 14%

New Jersey: 11%

New Mexico: 10%

New York: 15%

North Carolina: 22%

North Dakota: 17%

Ohio: 8%

Oklahoma: 8%

Oregon: 15%

Pennsylvania: 10%

Rhode Island: 11%

South Carolina: 11%

South Dakota: 21%

Tennessee: 18%

Texas: 18%

Utah: 20%

Vermont: 18%

Virginia: 14%

Washington: 28%

West Virginia: 17%

Wisconsin: 16%

Wyoming: 20%

National ave.: 15%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Survey