Reassurance

If you've ever read my blogs or spoken to me in person you know that I am weary of the whole technology in the classroom thing, but I'm working my way to being comfortable with the idea...This weeks reading from D2L, chapter 3 specifically, started off with some additional reassurance.  The author began by stating that "first and foremost, any teacher must have a reason for using technology." This just solidifies what I think.  I know I probably sound like a broken record (sometimes I feel like one), but this concept that is crucial! I truly feel that too many teachers, especially those in the middle of their careers, don't really know how to use technology and have it serve a purpose. The author also mentions having a philosophy for technology integration.  I think if we slowly work to bring more technology into the classroom and devise a plan for how  and when to bring in more, everything with go much more smoothly.  Just like everything else in life, its going to take some practice and fiddling with, but I am gaining confidence that I can bring technology into my future class.   Hopefully I will be gaining countless more ideas for activities to do in my classes.