ACMA Report Released "Australians hunger for choice in communications"

We knew we were early and prolific adopters of technology, with the release of the research report by ACMA last week, we have current up to date proof.

Some interesting statistics:
57% adults users use at least three communication mediums (landline, mobile and internet) and " Smartphones users accounted for 37 per cent of mobile phone users overall, with half of those who have a mobile phone and no fixed-line telephone service in their home using smartphones."

Read the full article at:
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_410252

What does this mean for your school community?  Some thought pondering questions....

• Are you collecting mobile phone numbers and email addresses tocommunicate with your parents and wider community?
• If someone does an internet search for your school, what do they see?
• Have you got communications covered in your ICT School Plan?

10 Barriers to Technology Adoption

As I visit schools and have the opportunity to talk to teachers about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to technology adoption, it is surprising how common the issues are across school types and locations.  This article clearly articulates many of these....just in case you need further proof.

It takes vision, leadership, time, planning, money, curriculum and assessment in varying amounts and orders.

The 10 Barriers to Technology Adoption

Technology will absolutely change K12 learning.

By:

Cathleen Norris and Elliot Soloway

District Administration, Nov/Dec 2011

Computing technologies have profoundly transformed just about every major organization and field of human endeavor. To take just two examples, Apple is the largest distributor of music in the world, and manufacturing and surgery are the province of robots, not humans.
But K12 still relies on textbooks and pencil pouches. Why have computing technologies failed to transform K12? Here are our 10 barriers to technology adoption.

Read the 10 barriers and the rest of the article at:
http://www.districtadministration.com/article/10-barriers-technology-adoption