Where I See Myself on the Technology Scale

How this little boy feels about pencils is how I feel about technology...

Technology is clearly taking over the world and there are times I don't like it. After reading the article titled New Insights on Technology Adoption in Schools found at http://thejournal.com/articles/2000/02/01/new-insights-on-technology-adoption-in-schools.aspx I started asking myself how well do teachers really understand the technologies that are being used in their classrooms and in the schools.  Technology is ALWAYS changing.  As teachers are we now supposed to stay up to date with content knowledge related to the subjects we teach as well as the technology?  I am not complaining by any means.  Technology is always going to be a part of our lives and there is no way of getting around that.  The only way we as teachers can make the most out of technology is to make the time to always learn about it and stay informed of the many changes that are taking place. We need to be able to bring all of this latest information into our classrooms and share it with our students.  This is the only way we will begin to get comfortable with technology and its existence in our classroom!