Technology has been around for years and I believe that neither Common Core nor the NC Essential Standards themselves will likely influence the positive use of technology in the classroom.  I believe the influence will come from the efforts of the school district to supply and make available necessary technology along with the conscious efforts of the teacher to create and implement lessons using technology.

The technology filled lesson plan continues to be an issue for teachers since not all students have access to computers and internet. Due to the lack of technology, teachers create two lessons; one for students who “have” technology and one for those who “have not”. Teachers that have already developed great lesson plans and maintain good EOG scores are not motivated to create new “technology” filled lessons plans, as this is a very time consuming process. Teachers themselves need to see the value before a positive change will begin.