When I envisioned myself teaching, I never really included technology in my vision of how my classroom would look. In my elementary school, computers got maybe a half hour slot each week and you had to march down the hall to the computer room, so naturally it just doesn't automatically come to mind. But we are in a different era now where technology all but runs our lives.
I definitely think technology has it's place in the classroom, but I'm not sure just how much. I know that the goal is to get students engaged in learning, but I don't think that always means doing it with technology. We can't always depend on technology being the thing that gets our students "into it". There will be days when a glitch in the program or system will shut down your plans if they are completely dependant on technology. There needs to be a backup plan in place, which typically means even more preparation.
One of the reasons I think technology should have a major role in the classroom is because technology is not going away. Our students need to keep up with the latest developments so that once they become adults they will be ready for the jobs and the life that requires knowledge of such things.
As with everything in education, I think that I will have a balanced approach to technology. I hope that I don't become so dependant upon it that I just become the operator of technology and not a teacher.
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The last paragraph was important, when you said you dont want to become an operator of technology but a teacher, i feel that finding that balance is a must in order to use technology in the classroom
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