Expectations

This post connects back to my Prezi creation.  

In Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classroom, Richardson (2010) quotes a former Middlebury College professor, Barbara Ganley, as stating,

 How can a teacher expect her students to blog (or use any other tool, strategy, or technique) if she doesn't use it herself, exploring the impact it has on her thinking, writing, research, and creativity?

I seem to have a theme going here...practice what you will preach.  And, when it comes to technology, practice what you will teach.  Or, perhaps use for classroom activities.  While technology does not have to be the main force behind which you live each day, if you want your students to become engaged with technology driven projects, you must show enthusiasm.  In order to display that enthusiasm, one must practice what you preach or teach.  It definitely does not have to be perfect and perhaps the technology will not only become a learning tool for the students, but, also one for you (or, me) as well.