1. Top 11 Reasons
Teachers Aren’t
Using Technology

2. Reason #1: Fear
Trying out new
technology can be
scary. Teachers may
not want to give up
their control or they
may have fears
about their digital
footprint.

3. Reason #2: Low Self Efficacy
Teachers sometimes
doubt in their ability
to use and create
high tech lessons.

4. Reason #3: Testing
As long teachers are
held accountable for
multiple choice
testing, they will
continue to teach in
that manner.

5. Reason #4: Consumerism
Some teachers
believe that all this
new technology is
just for fun. Students
can only really learn
from books.

6. Reason #5: Lack of Leadership
Teachers can be
afraid of the
responsibility of using
computers. What if
the students break it?
What if they go to a
non-approved site?
What if someone in
my class is a cyber
bully?

7. Reason #6: Inconsistent Paradigms
Teachers may worry
about how to
manage all of the
technology when
they know how
capable they are of
managing several
groups at a time.

8. Reason #7: Personal Experience
Sometimes teachers
don’t have enough
personal experience
with technology so
they may get
frustrated easily with it.

9. Reason #8: Humility
Teachers can be
very proud of their
accomplishments.
This makes it difficult
for them to realize
that there can be
other ways to
approach teaching.

10. Reason #9: It’s Optional
As long as there isn’t
a mandate for
technology teachers
will feel like using it is
just optional.

11. Reason #10: Lack of Technology
Schools still can’t
afford to meet the
digital age. Most of
the time there aren’t
enough computers
to go around.

12. Reason #11: Lack of Research
Computers in schools
are still being
underused. There
are so many things
teachers could do
with computers but
they don’t take the
time to research it’s
capabilities.

13. Resources:
 Spencer, J. (2012). 11 Reasons teachers aren’t using
technology. Education Rethink. n.p. Web. 06 June 2013.
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