Spending the last four days at a national leadership conference (CASA 11) in Niagara Falls on 21st Century Learning and Innovation (which had no Twitter hashtag until a few of us got together to start one), and then spending the week prior at ISTE, the conversation about technology in schools is a major theme. Although technology is dominant in the conversations, I keep hearing the following phrase:
“You can be an effective teacher without technology.”
The above statement is increasingly frustrating as it seems to give people an out from using technology in the classroom. There are so many skills that our students need in today’s world as the ability to collaborate, create,
