Share Paper: Rural Classroom Technology Integration Barriers During the Covid Pandemic

  1. Gilbert Kalonde, Montana State University Bozeman, United States
  2. Jared Keengwe, University of North Dakota, United States
Thursday, March 16 11:30 AM-12:30 PM St. Charles A - Rounds *

Abstract: Technology integration into rural classrooms has increased significantly due to the emphasis of in-cluding technology across multiple curricular in K-12 education in the developed countries. There are a number of barriers that have created a gap in the usage and attribution to a number of barriers that affect teacher integration in rural schools. The study focused on the effects of Covid 19 on the usage and enhancement of barriers. The purpose of the study was to identify the barriers that af-fected rural teachers’ ability to integrate technology into their classrooms to provide support to rural students to succeed in the ...