Leach's+Journey

== I will be honest; technology was not on my radar! I was happy in my cubicle at Region 12, doing great work for teachers in subjects I know a lot about. There was talk about technology integration and lots of school districts were asking for technology related sessions. For months, I stayed clear of those kinds of assignments, because in all honesty, not only did I not know how, but the not knowing how, scared me! ==

== Technology for ME personally is something that helps me do what I do. It has aided my productivity immensely, but I did not realize how much it was growing while I continued to use its "outdated" tools! I also had no idea how it could be used in the classroom. I have to KNOW how it could be used in the classroom before I will tell teachers about it in a training. I had some work to do! ==

==The first thing I had to do was get past my fear of failure. Since graphing calculator days in high school math class- I don't LIKE not knowing how to use technology. But I had to start exploring these tools!==

==So I jumped in and I must say, I have grown so much, and I think I have conquered my fears. I surely don't know it all, but now when I hear about a new tool, I ask about it and I go see it for myself. I will never know it all- isn't that a humbling thought- while at the same time being such a great possibility for a learner like me! I plan to share most of what I've learned with you. Conclusions... technology is awesome!==

[[image:teachersandtechnologyinwritersworkshop/talking.jpg width="320" height="256"]] Turn and Talk... what's been your journey so far?
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===**This started me reading some of the research by Prensky about Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants! **===