I would like to finish off my reflection with this quote, “[i]n my culture, we are very careful to make sure that every decision we make is thought about before we act. You don’t plant some seed just because. It has a purpose and carries more stuff with it” (Brayboy & Maughan, 2009, p. 9). This statement highlights a prevalent issue of using technology for technology’s sake in the classroom. We should not be using technology because it is the status quo, or because we are trying to modernize the classroom. I have seen many teachers who incorporate technology in their lessons, that do not know when to appropriately use it, are not aware of its various features, and end up using it to substitute traditional forms of technology in the classroom. We even talked about this during class about the replacement of paper with iPads. I think that even if we know how to use the technology, we need to think about the question does it make sense to use the technology in this instance? What is the benefit of incorporating this technology, and what is the purpose of implementing this technology as part of my lesson? If we are going to want to effectively implement and use technology in our classes and schools, it is important for the students, colleagues, and ourselves to be computer literate if we are to think about using technology tools in the classroom.

I would like to finish off my reflection with this quote, “[i]n my culture, we are very careful to make sure that every decision we make is thought about before we act. You don’t plant some seed just because. It has a purpose and carries more stuff with it” (Brayboy & Maughan, 2009, p. 9). This statement highlights a prevalent issue of using technology for technology’s sake in the classroom. We should not be using technology because it is the status quo, or because we are trying to modernize the classroom. I have seen many teachers who incorporate technology in their lessons, that do not know when to appropriately use it, are not aware of its various features, and end up using it to substitute traditional forms of technology in the classroom. We even talked about this during class about the replacement of paper with iPads. I think that even if we know how to use the technology, we need to think about the question does it make sense to use the technology in this instance? What is the benefit of incorporating this technology, and what is the purpose of implementing this technology as part of my lesson? If we are going to want to effectively implement and use technology in our classes and schools, it is important for the students, colleagues, and ourselves to be computer literate if we are to think about using technology tools in the classroom.