April 28th: The Worst Advice We've Ever Heard About Technology in the Classroom

Not all of these are pieces of advice, but they are comments I have often heard when it comes to using technology in the classroom.

1. Kids these days use technology all of the times, so they know how to use it.
2. I don't have time to learn how to use this new app/program.
3. I don't know how to do that.
4. Just play around with it.

Technology is a tool just like a video, dictionary, protractor or a book.  It may be "cooler" than those other resources, but it is still a tool.  Students and teachers need to learn how to use this tool in an educational setting.  We live in an era with great access to information through the use of technology.  We owe it to ourselves and our students to take advantage of these resources.