My 2-year mission at NLU has led me to what I now fully understand is only the beginning of my exploration of strange new worlds of technology, to seek out new life and new civilizations(?), to boldly go where too few teachers have gone before. . .
The challenge of integrating technology into curriculum can be daunting, indeed, especially when given time constraints of a 24-hour day, four teaching preps, extra-curricular assignments and sponsorships, and trying to maintain a healthy family life and make time for my other interests. I’m exhausted just writing this.
The beautiful thing about this is that because of the nature of technology, there will always be new things to explore and the rate of its development seems to be increasing exponentially. Because many of today’s students have been raised with a certain amount of computer technology that is already integrated into their daily lives, there will be little or no resistance from our students as we move forward to further integrate technology into our curriculum and our schools in general. As I explored the phrase, “technology integration” at edutopia.org, I was struck by the observation that the biggest obstacle to overcome in technology integration is the basic human resistance to change. As I am beginning the third career of my life, I’d like to think that I have a track record of being able to embrace change even in the face of adversity. So perhaps I have conquered the biggest hurdle—the rest of this will continue to be an amazing adventure.
Credit
“Star Trek” created by Gene Roddenberry
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