It's difficult for me to write about novel ideas that I have had, when they don't seem novel to me. Then I get brought back to reality, and learn that the tech ideas that I implement in my room are NOT the norm. I am super stoked though that there is a small group of teachers, spanning all grade levels and concentrations, that have made a new commitment to try technology in their rooms. My school participates in Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) where we focus on one particular aspect of teaching, and I am leading one on worksheets... PSYCH! It's on technology in the classroom. We met about two weeks ago, but I've been so busy helping other teachers figure new things out, I haven't had time to write!

So I had a HUGE range of teachers show up for our meeting... Kindergarten, 3rd Grade, Self-Contained ESE, Art, Media. It was crazy! Not only did I have such a wide range of grade levels; but also, a wide range of familiarity and ability. It is such a daunting task when you are faced with something you are so passionate about, and you're unsure of how your audience will even respond. So, I started by showing this video...

This was all to make the point that we need to make sure we are meeting our students where they are. I think so many teachers get stuck in a rut, and forget that if we don't change with the times we are only doing our students a disservice!

After introducing the urgency for our group's meeting I then checked out the survey that I had sent out earlier in the week using surveymonkey.com. It was really great because I got a lot of honest answers about the challenges teachers are facing with technology. Some of the responses said that it is, "just one more thing to learn" or "lack of time."

Feel free to click here and add your response!

Once we had gotten some sort of momentum going I started answering general questions that teachers had about the technology available at our school. We worked with the eInstruction CPS Clickers and Edmodo. I'll give more details about that later!

Ultimately, my goal was achieved because I have gotten tons of emails asking me, "How do I do..." I think my colleagues are reluctant to ask because they think it'll bug me. BUT IT DOESN'T! I'm so excited that I have more people on my bandwagon!

So what are some things that you have been wanting to try in your classroom? What's holding you back? Leave a comment below... maybe I can help you out! :)