Technology in the Classroom

There are several big ideas that I have taken from this fellowship.  Most importantly, I’ve learned how the iPad can be used as much more than a source of entertainment.  It truly is a way in which to enhance student learning and engage students in lessons through technology and creativity. These new insights will change my approach to teaching by creating new avenues to learning.  I feel that the use of technology in my classroom will create a more focused atmosphere where students will feel comfortable and excited about participating, make connections and display their knowledge.  It is no surprise that students do not want to be at Hebrew school so hopefully the use of technology and iPads will make the experience more palatable. This multi-sensory approach to teaching will benefit all students and make me a more effective teacher.  My main goal for applying what I’ve learned in the fellowship is to become more comfortable with the various apps and technology so that I can seamlessly weave it into my lessons.

TTF Reflection

As I reflect on my 3 months as a Teaching and Technology Fellow, I realize that, at the start, I was half expecting to learn about some fabulous new technology that would completely revolutionize my teaching and create an atmosphere in which my students were always engaged in Jewish learning. The truth, however, is that there is not a technology that can solve all of our problems, only tools to help us as educators.

I believe that there are 2 primary ways that we can use technology in our classrooms. The first is as a tool that can help us create interactive content. Students will respond more positively and openly to content that is delivered to them in a “language” that they speak. To this end, I have included a training with the teachers during our upcoming orientation and made the school’s iPads available for their use outside of school hours.

The second way that we can use technology in our classrooms is as a tools for students to create projects of their own. However, the technology needs to be seamlessly woven into the curriculum, rather than tacked on as a “special event.” To this end, I have hired a technology specialist to work with all of our classroom teachers to develop age-appropriate projects that enhance the learning students are already doing. My goal is to help the classroom teachers to become more comfortable with using technology in their classrooms to enhance learning.

Bringing Technology Into The Classroom

During my time in the CJP TTF Cohort, I have gain so much knowledge of not only the applications on the iPads to bring into my classroom, but knowledge on ways to entirely change my classroom set up for better learning. Discussing the concept of the Flipped Classroom in our Cohort gave me wonderful ideas on ways I could entirely change my approach to the curriculum in the upcoming school year.
As an educator who has always learned best through kinetic education, finding new ways to engage my students not just through aural, oral, and visual lesson plans is always inspiring. My students are in the sixth grade and by the time they arrive at religious school have spent long days sitting at desks. Being able to offer them time to learn while still getting to expel energy is like a gold mine to me as their teacher!
I would like to design my program next year utilizing a website that will be host to a number of links and projects, but will begin with a Popplet highlighting our curriculum. On the Popplet I would like to showcase the main ideas we are discussing in class and springboard from there. On the website parents should be able to access articles to discuss with their children, students should be able to access review materials and watch videos with their families.
I would also include homework assignments and future in class assignments to help get the children excited about what is to come and allow them to collect materials beforehand while helping them develop time management skills. I would also like to include on this Popplet photos of the students in class and the work they complete. Link to the videos they make would be a very enticing way to get parents to continue to check in on the website and remain engaged with their childrens' education.

Valuable Lessons

I’m glad to have learned so much during the Teaching and Technology Fellowship. Here are some of my take-aways:

• ·      Teaching through Technology is very well suited to managing multiple groups of students that are working through the same curriculum, as happens in my program. 
• ·      The richness of the online environment opens up many opportunities for me to share the richness of Jewish life and literature.
• ·      Students can always maintain access to lessons, media, and projects for later review or to share with others.
• ·      Technology is the students’ language – not using it may even be difficult for them.
• ·      Technology can help in modifying lessons according to students’ individual needs (for example, using more visual, auditory cues, etc.).
• ·      Technology provides the learners with greater opportunities to collaborate and problem-solve -- even with students that they may never meet. 

As I implement more technology into my teaching, I will try to keep in mind the SAMR model, which defines four ways in which technology affects learning, and try to use them all with my students. Using technology to substitute or augment an existing format are more limited uses of technology, but modifying and redefining lessons through technology are thought to actually improve student learning.

More importantly, I will keep in mind the reflections I had about my own learning during the weeks of the TTF. I had no prior experience with the ipad, and no facility (never mind fluency!) with the language. The new information came very quickly, and I was at a loss to even describe what I didn’t understand. I had no muscle memory in this game. In the weeks of the Fellowship, I’ve thought about several of my students with renewed understanding and empathy. I also came to appreciate the format for the Fellowship -- the transparency of the curriculum, the vast scaffolding of information and examples, the flipped lessons, and the opportunities to help each other experiment with the technology. I am looking forward to a deeper and richer way of guiding my students in their learning next year.

Technology Plans

In regard to my final project for the seminar, I've prepared a flipped classroom lesson.  It would be a segment in a series on Biblical cantillation aimed at an audience of grades 6+.  It is a video-lecture that was prepared by smashing the following apps:

• iMovie
• Green Screen by Do Ink
• DavkaWriter
• Explain Everything
• Garage Band
• Drawing Pad
• Tellagami
• Action Movie

After viewing the "lecture," students would be directed to an activity such as:

• Blogging observations and questions.
• Practicing skills using auditory feedback.

For this coming school year, I hope to utilize the flipped classroom approach frequently for instruction, demonstration, and modeling in a variety of subject areas.  Then, depending on the subject, the learning objective(s), and the need for accommodation and scaffolding, I have the choice of many tools for:

·      Guided Practice – helping students start practicing new skills and applying new knowledge (Google  Docs (recording/audio feedback, project based learning, webquests, Google Docs self-grading quizzes, Quizzlet, and more).

·      Independent Practice — turning them loose to work on their own and in collaboration (digital storytelling, blogging, et al.).

I also look forward to the innumerable benefits of encouraging students’ creativity and providing opportunities to publish and share their individual and collaborative work with one another and the school community.

Hazzan Devin Goldenberg
5th and 6th Grade
B'nei Mitzvah Tutoring
Temple Beth Sholom
Framingham, MA

Big Ideas from TTF Seminars

One of the strongest ideas I’m taking away from the TTF is the potential for a collaborative dynamic that’s infused in the classroom utilization of the iPad.  Before taking the seminar, I was wary of the potential for students becoming locked in to their own “zones” with iPad.   I’m so happy and thrilled to say that I could not have been more mistaken.

What do I mean by collaborative learning?  It’s learning in which collaboration, teamwork, and the collective talents of all participants are an integral part of the learning process.

This means not just publishing ideas (iBook, iMovie, etc.), but publishing them in ways in which creators can receive feedback, reflect and revise their own output and that of others.  This feedback and revision process is not merely an add-on but at the heart of the learning process.  This blog is itself a good example of this as we post our thoughts and plans with the primary intention of promoting feedback and interaction.

And it also means working together in real-time to accomplish collectively forged and monitored goals, whether we’re smashing apps in workgroups to create an audio-visual guide to holiday observance  or communicating and working with experts outside of the classroom on a presentation using Google Drive.

I’m excited about using technology in my classes to create and enhance such a collaborative learning process.  One in which all participants are learners/teachers – one in which I can spend more class time functioning as a guide and facilitator.

As my actual group class and individual tutoring time is very limited, I’m especially intrigued by the possibilities of the flipped classroom approach.  I hope to use what I’ve learned in the TTF to more successfully engage students from home.  The knowledge and skills I’ve gained will allow me to produce entertaining presentations of curriculum content that I feel confident students will enjoy watching.  Who knows? – their parents might get involved in the learning as well.  This will hopefully save valuable class time which can be better used for hands-on work, project based learning, and differentiated instruction that will benefit both the advanced and less advanced learners.

The Big Ideas

The Big Ideas

by Lauren Lichtel
Beth El Temple Center, Belmont, MA
Sunday School 2nd grade teacher
Hebrew School 3rd grade teacher
CJP TTF: Cohort 6

I thought I knew how to use an iPad in the classroom before I walked into the CJP Technology Fellowship. I have used my iPad in the classroom for two years. I put my agenda on it, I had by lessons on it, and I took tons of pictures. I made a video to show at the end of the year.

After being a fellow for the last couple of months, I am so excited to be able to take these apps and tips/tricks into the classroom next year. Due to the fact that I only have these kids in the classroom for a couple of hours once a week, I need to figure out a way to engage them from home as well. So many of the tools I have learned will allow me to do this in a way that they will love. The parents will be able to watch their kids' progress throughout the year. The students will be able to see the progress they have made year after year. It will be so incredible!

I have always been a creative person and I love to take that approach in the classroom. Before, it has been poems, maybe a video, etc.. With these new apps and websites, I will be able to make the material come alive for these kids!

I want to be able to use the Flipped Classroom method in order to make the most of the time in the classroom that we do have. In addition, an added benefit could possibly be the parents learning along with their children. 

Big Ideas from the TTF Seminars--Sari Fein

I have taken away three primary ideas about using technology for learning. One, technology is adaptable for almost any age, ability level, and topic. In particular, apps that are used for presentation, such as "Explain Everything," are extremely versatile. Two, there is a wealth of resources provided by other educators, even Jewish educators, who are using technology in the classroom. Through sites such as Pinterest, Diigo, and the "blogosphere," I am easily able to connect to educators from across the world and learn from both their successes and their challenges in using technology. Three, technology makes differentiated and individualized learning easy. Activities can be easily tailored to meet a student's individual learning needs and style, and group work with technology brings out students' various skills in art, language, and technology.

My new insights will change my approach to teaching. I have long been a believer in collaborative, project-based learning. Yet, it is sometimes a struggle to design units and lessons that lend themselves to that type of activity. Project based learning and group work are made much easier by the use of technology. With iPads, students can research, create, and share their work using a variety of apps and other tools. The ability to share is perhaps the most revolutionary aspect of a technology-integrated classroom. Student work can be easily shared with a variety of communities--the class, the synagogue, even the larger Jewish world. Students can easily connect, share ideas, and receive feedback thanks to the power of the internet. 

My main goal for applying what I learned in the Fellowship to my teaching in the future is to more thoroughly and naturally integrate technology into my curriculum. Due to limited resources and knowledge, in the past I have used technology in only certain capacities (for research, word processing, showing videos, and working one-on-one with struggling students). I can now envision a classroom in which technology is an integral part of our learning process. For example, I plan to begin my curriculum next year with a "Discovering the World of the Bible" webquest, which will serve not only to orient my students with the iPads, but also to engage them in the content and bring it to life. This will be the foundation of what I hope will be an exciting and enriching 21st-century classroom.

My reflections on the TTF class

I'm so excited about the possibilities of integrating more technology into the classroom.  As both a teacher and education director, I have an interest in constantly changing and improving the curriculum to keep students engaged.  This past week I experimented with the ipads and the students were so excited. 

We've been studying the Amidah and we used the ipads to view different ways different children around the world sing the prayers.  They were amazed that Jews everywhere sing the same prayer, and this made the experience of learning more meaningful.  The music and visual imagery added excitement and interest.  Even the students' expressions showed their renewed energy and curiosity.

They were later asked to use Tellagami to make a presentation on a geographic location they studied in Israel. They were able to watch videos, see pictures and gain access to new information.   They loved the control of this self-directed learning.

Technology changes the way we teach, giving us ways to reach all types of learners and assess student understanding. It also changes the relationship between teacher and student. When technology is used effectively, teachers grow into an advisory role--students are more in control of their learning. Technology helps make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun.

My goal is to become more familiar with the ipad platform. The possibilities for creativity and integration into the daily lessons are seemingly endless. I appreciate all the guidance and resources we've been given on this site and look forward to exploring it further.

Please click below to see my wikispaces page.
http://cjpttfipad.wikispaces.com/Temple+Shir+Tikvah+4th+Grade+Caring+Corps



I've also created some fun projects in tellagami:
https://tellagami.com/gami/2A068H/

CJPTTF: Take-Away Big Ideas

From the beginning, the idea of this fellowship excited me. As someone who has grown up surrounded by technology and who is just delving into teaching, the intersection of the two was a point of difficulty. I lacked ideas of how to meld the two, but I was already optimistic of the benefits the combination could impart to the classroom. Having seen how integral technology was in the lives of my students, it was crucially important that I use it to attract their attention to class.

I have learned many varied things from this fellowship. On a class wide scope, learning how to manufacture quizzes with Google documents, how to make flash cards online with quizzlet, and how to make entrancing visuals with programs such as tagxedo and wordle will all be used weekly in my class. On a macro level, our in depth exploration of the uses of wikis has inspired me to, in my role as technology coordinator for the religious school, to create a wiki for our school. This will be extremely useful to connect to parents, keep track of kids' work, and to keep track of the multiple facets of the technology we use.

I intend to use all we've learned as both a springboard for further exploration, as well as to pass it on to my fellow educators and down to my students. I hope to encourage our school as a whole to take advantage of this opportunity to forge forward, and to avoid stagnation. I am most excited to see in what ways I can use what I learned to engage my students, and to relate better to them. Many of the ideas shared with us were new and fresh to me, and I can't wait to try to fit them into a lesson plan. These ideas include web quests, vokis, online games, and the various timeline generators.

The final, critical idea I took away from the fellowship came from my own experiences learning during its duration. I discovered that technology can be a useful tool, but cannot replace classic instruction. I was reminded of the dangers of overwhelming students. I hope to avoid that pitfall, and to apply all we have looked into as part of next year’s curriculum.

Take-away Ideas from TTF

There are so many take-away ideas that TTF has provided me, and I am so grateful to have had this experience. I think the overall thing I am coming away with is a deeper appreciation for the importance of integrating technology into Jewish education, and perhaps more importantly how much easier it is to do so than I had expected, and how many more ways there are to do so than I expected.
Learning about the different tools, websites & resources had been invaluable but even more so has been the sharing of ideas. Each kind of technology we learned about - each website, each modality - has sparked so many ideas in me that I am excited to bring to my school, teachers & students. I am so looking forward to seeing how much more our students will enjoy learning with the added fun and creativity that these technology tools and resources will provide us/them. I know that this experience has changed my approach to teaching as I will now always be thinking about how we can weave technology into what we are teaching/doing.
My initial goals going forward are twofold: one is to encourage, teach & empower our teachers so that they can meet the expectation I will now have to see technology integrated into our lessons & classrooms. The second is to create a wikispace for the school to act as a hub for all of our teachers, students, parents, and the wider community and to link all of the technology tools & experiences of the coming year to one place. I'm really looking forward to seeing this come to fruition and to sharing it with the parents, students and community - I think everyone is going to be really excited about it!

TTF: Big Ideas

I have to say that my head is still spinning with all the options I now see are available for me to use in the classroom. I am more inspired than intimidated. This has been a wonderful learning experience!

Technology in and of itself is not necessarily something that will benefit students in the classroom. However, after extensive exploration (and diving down numerous, fascinating rabbit holes), I can see ways to apply different technologies to various subject areas in the classroom.
   
I will be more likely to go to my extensive bank of online resources to look for more innovative ways to engage my students in the topic at hand. While Life Cycles are an important part of our religious school curriculum, the textbook we have is fine, but it doesn't grab the students' attention. The funny thing is, I think that if I took the activities in the textbook and converted them to some online format (blog, game, flash cards), the students would jump right into it and actually enjoy it more!
 
I hope to find the right match of technology to enhance my students' understanding of the topic material. There's so much available that I think it will wind up being fairly easy to find programs that are suitable matches for the tone of the lesson I want to present; the challenge, I think, will be winnowing down my choices. I look forward to checking in here for future input and inspiration!

Reflection on Teaching and Learning with Technology

Coming into this class, I expected to leave with the idea that technology is always the answer in the classroom in order to make more interesting lessons, greater communication with students, and more efficient learning time. Rather than come away with the idea that more is always better, I am now able to see technology as a tool and a support, instead of a replacement for the quality teacher-student interaction that is a crucial part of any classroom environment. I have also learned that there are good ways to use technology in the classroom and bad ways. Finding the balance of good and bad with technology is challenging, and something with which I am still struggling. In addition, I have learned to never be afraid to explore technology and see if it could be a useful classroom tool. This class has shown me that you never know how much you can accomplish with technology until you try. In the future, I won't be afraid to sit down and really dive into a piece of technology and see if it would fit in my classroom.

I will definitely attempt to use more technology in the classroom now that I've taken this course and learned so much from it. Previously, technology felt like more of a replacement for the teacher. Now, I see that I can work with the technology to supplement my teaching in order to give students more learning opportunities than I could provide on my own. Many times, educators try to keep technology out of the classroom as much as possible, but after seeing how valuable it can be to have technology in the classroom I would think twice before asking students to refrain from bringing technology in. I have even seen how cell phones can be a valuable educational tool in the classroom. Overall, I am definitely going to bring more technology into the classroom and work with students to use the technology to which they have access more effectively.

My future goals from this class are to find that happy medium between technology overload and no technology at all. I do not want to rely on technology to teach the lesson for me, but I also do not want to deprive my students of the opportunities that can be reached through technology. I hope to allow my students to have fun with the tools I give them while enjoying learning together.

Reflection on Teaching and Learning with Technology

As I look back and think about how did I become involved in this fellowship I remember our teachers meeting and when we were sharing new ideas, talking about lesson plans and creative ways to make our class time FUN... Well, as soon as our Education Director told us about availability of this fellowship , my hand went up first yelling "I AM IN!" People assume if you are young you are born knowing technology before you can begin  talking.
I have to admit that before this fellowship my technology use was very limited and BORING. I didn't feel comfortable using it, utilizing in class or even at home.
Svetlana and Julie showed me not just how to use it but also explained to me so I could do it myself.
The idea of a flipped classroom and project-based learning is definitely new, fresh and I can not wait to try it with my students and other teachers in September.
Knowlege is power that opens up many doors, and when it comes to technology that knowlege gets old every day. New things come out and as teachers our job is stay connected. I hope to continue with this attitude and share my learning with other teachers as well.
Besides teaching at Hebrew school, I am a substitute teacher at Jewish Day Schools and I am so impressed to see the level of technology use. Most importantly what concerns me is online safety.
After this fellowship I feel confident and aware of many kinds, names, websites and tools to help me in my learning so I could be more productive and helpful.
As I was creating this post my kids asked me "Are you doing your homework? Do you know how to do it?"

Reflections on CJP TTF

I am so glad that I decided to take this class.  I have always loved developing curricula and thought that I was utilizing technology fairly well.  Before this class, I believed that using technology in the classroom meant letting the kids use laptops to do research and/or use some type of media that they were familiar with.  I also felt that I used technology to develop my curricula but that pretty much refers to googling a topic and seeing what I could find!

Since this class, the primary ideas I have taken away have to do with bringing the world to my classroom, letting the students lead me at times, and not being afraid to try new things.  I hope that in bringing the world to my classroom, I will be keeping the teachings of Judaism relevant to the children in new and exciting formats.  I also hope to allow the students to show me tools that they are familiar with.  I see there being two main benefits to this, giving the child a sense of self esteem that I trust them and want to learn from them as well as learning about new technologies in each classroom!  The part that will be most challenging is not being afraid to try new things.  I get anxious about using technology for big programs as I worry about it not working or my not using it correctly.  I think I can get past this by always having a back up plan in place.

I think that due to this class, my teaching will become more exciting and more fresh for both the students and myself.  I also hope to teach the other educators in my synagogue how to bring technology to their curriculum.

I am really hoping to use at least two tools that I learned about in this class in each grade that I teach.  I have already planned a 5th grade webquest and am working on formulating more ideas over the summer.

Reflections About Myself and Class

When I first was approached by a past Cohort student (a friend of mine since grade school) about taking this class I was skeptical.  Technology was certainly not a strong point of mine.  I graduated in 1993 with my teaching degree when computers were just emerging into the classes. Only a handful of students had a computer in the dorm room and the majority of students used them (in the school computer lab) only to write up papers. I never really gave computers a chance other than sending off e-mails to parents, writing a paper on the computer or checking out my social media accounts (or my kids to monitor them). Besides, I had 5 jobs and 2 teens, so when was I ever going to find the time to go to class each month or to complete the classwork required of me?
 However, I thought about all I would be missing without this class.  The chance to connect with my students and show them that I, too, could be "hip" and get on the technology bandwagon.  I am the Learning Center specialist at 2 temples, so how could I say that I was helping every student that I saw when I  didn't have all of the resources needed to help them feel successful? The chance to connect students, parents and teachers together under one source was also appealing to me. 
So, here I am.  After asking myself one important question, "Why would I not?" Boy, am I glad that I stopped making excuses and decided to overcome my fear of technology.  I may not be one of the youngest teachers, but the analogy "you can't teach an old dog new tricks," is wrong.  I have learned a lot from this class.  I am so pumped to show my fellow colleagues, educational directors, parents and ALL of the students new ways to utilize learning and the web. I have learned to try new things and not be afraid to ask for help.  The support that I got in this class was phenomenal and readily available to anyone who took advantage of the help offered.  I look forward to teaching next year and showing off my new tech savvy self!

Tech Fellowship furthering intentionality in the classroom

The past two months, in this technology fellowship, I have really thought about what technology I use to further my own learning and in general in my own life. While it is really important to me to bring fun and engaging new technologies into my classrooms, I also want to make sure that my time and focus is still on the materials and that my students grasp Jewish concepts rather than just tech concepts. This tech fellowship has been really helpful in structuring my thoughts and experimentation with what can be helpful and what is just adding in tech for the sake of adding tech. Learning how other teachers are using technology and accessing teacher connection/resource pages has been the most useful to me. For example, I think that using a wiki as a way to organize events for high school students could be a less chaotic way to plan. I also want to continue to explore all the online recording and movie programs.

CJPTTF Blog # 8 Big Ideas - Reflections re teaching and learning with technology

As I entered the class, I expected to expand my repertoire for engaging lessons. I now exit with exciting, dynamic tools to use with my students, fortified with resources and endless opportunities for my students, colleagues and myself. Not only will I incorporate technology in the classroom with my students, but already I have found it an invaluable tool and resource for both researching topics and facilitating the multitude of administrative tasks related to teaching.

Although I have always maintained that we all learn together (students and teachers,) and accepted that students are more tech savvy,  I am now: much more knowledgeable about technology; have achieved a comfort level, embrace it; and am having fun, as I became totally immersed exploring the many resources we’ve been exposed to in just the past few months. Another aspect that I gained from the course is the ever expanding circle of colleagues to collaborate with, combining best practices from across the country and around the world.

In my role coordinating Hebrew instruction for students with learning disabilities and for students who are new to the school, goals for future include:

• developing lessons incorporating on-line resources for Hebrew instruction;
• creating reports for classroom teachers, specialists, administrators and myself to access and update concurrently; and
• developing resources for students to access to further strengthen their Hebrew reading skills.
  
  

Within the school, we have project based learning and a school wide system of assessment for Hebrew reading skills within our spiraling curriculum. Based upon my research during this course, we have agreed to implement an incentive system for those who acquire 100% proficiency.  Classroom instruction will be somewhat “flipped” with the expectation that students practice at home to achieve this. Thus, our goals will particularly address the dual problems of student absenteeism, and the chronic complaint of teachers not having enough time to teach. It will be interesting to collaborate with other colleagues to achieve these goals.

My Take Aways

I have taken away more than I ever thought I could in four classes.  I feel very proficient in creating a Wiki.  Our Hebrew School is now project based and I have been creating a wiki with 12 3rd and 4th graders.  I am amazed by the great job that they did.  They look forward to coming to Hebrew School each Sunday to work on the computers.  Some of them even do work during the week on their own and come in all excited to tell me about it.  I think that next year I will create a Wiki for my class to keep parents up to date on what we are doing.

I also did not realize all of the things you can do on youtube.  I thought it was only for watching videos.  I really enjoyed making a create your own adventure with the seder plate.  I plan on doing that with other things next year.

Our school is in the process of getting more technology and hopefully next year we will be able to get wifi without relying on hotspots.

Svetlana was wonderful and if she is teaching a follow up class to this one I would love to take it!!!!

Thoughts upon finishing the Technology Fellowship

The technology fellowship has been an amazing way to connect to the best resources in Jewish educational technology and has totally inspired me to incorporate technology into my classroom regularly. 

Here are a few ways the fellowship has inspired my work in the past few months:

1. I created a wiki to help my students learn Hebrew.
2. I crafted a project based learning experience on Jonah. I have done this before but never using technology and it is better than ever. 
3. My 7th graders have been engaged in a History game on Zionisms. We are creating a full length iMovie on our project that we will show at Israel day
4. I have helped my fifth graders move the skits they so love to iMovies that are much richer and full of midrashic possibility. It is really pushing their creativity and engagement. My classroom is so exciting!
5. I have moved several of my 7th grade facing history lessons to be digital. My iPad and laptop makes its way into almost every lesson and I am utilizing resources I didn't know existed before on the facing history website. 
6. I created a wiki for a Temple Israel professional development project. The wiki is allowing different groups to work together and is recording our work for the future. 
7. I have moved so many TBZ projects to google docs - no more sending word documents back and forth!

Though I am generally a tech savvy person, this fellowship has really pushed me to put technology front and center in my practice. My goal is to continue to learn and grow and technology changes and develops. Technology is a tool - I want to get better at choosing appropriate tools and allowing technology to be productive in my classroom.