One of the interesting things I have seen lately is the impact of budget cuts on technology programs. I have seen schools make siginificant investments in technology over the last 3-5 years in the areas of hardware, software, teacher training and integration into the curriculum. Now many schools (at least in the NY area) are faced with huge budget cuts given the current economic conditions. In many cases I see them cutting their technology programs significantly including the Computer Teacher positions, because it is still not seen as a "must have". The schools are then relying on the classroom teachers to fill the gap and meet the learning standards,although, many of them are not adequately trained and they are significantly cutting the training programs for teachers. It seems as if so many districts have made great strides and are now forced to go backwards in their technology strategy. It would be interesting to see if others are noticing the seem trend.