Technology can play a critical roleābut only when the technology supports the approach, the teaching philosophy and the goals that educators, students and families have agreed matters the most.
esearchers found was that acceptance of Web 2.0 has increased since 2009--the first year of the survey--but that there are still some barriers to adoption, including some lingering perceptions of student "safety" risks, lack of technical support (including technical personnel), and lack of knowledge on the part of teachers of the effective use of Web 2.0 technologies. This last was, according to the researchers, "the most frequently cited human-related barrier to adoption."
more schools are reporting that significant portions of their teaching staff are creating their own content online.