ABSTRACT
Microcomputers are coming into school systems at an accelerating rate as educators try to respond to the changing needs of the information age. Yet there is strong evidence that this influx of equipment is outpacing educators' abilities to put micros to effective use. Too often, educators spend their total instructional computing budgets just to purchase the new hardware. In contrast, schools that implement exemplary computer education programs recognize that substantial institutional resources must be dedicated as well to planning, curriculum development, software acquisition, staff training, and continuing support services. Having recognized these factors as essential to success, the IBM Secondary School Computer Education Program made staff training a major emphasis.
