How do high school journalism teachers advisers in Nebraska perceive technology?
Perceptions were measured by analyzing scaled items and open-ended responses on the study questionnaire. It seems that Nebraska high school journalism teachers feel that technology makes them better teachers. Many (86 percent) of those in the sample are comfortable using technology in the classroom, but only a discouraging 45.5 percent of those in the sample feel that they can effectively demonstrate the use of the technologies available to their students. Fully 87 percent of those in the sample indicated that they would like more technology knowledge and general skills. Demographic variables did not significantly effect these perceptions. Research Question Three asked: What are the successful methods of bringing technology into the journalism classroom? Through a synthesis of open ended responses, five key strategies were identified: 1) Prove the value of the innovation/technology; 2) Be vocal about the need to adopt the innovation/technology; 3) Be persistent; 4) Involve students in
