Reflection on the article, The Use and Abuse of Technology in the Classroom

The article, The Use and Abuse of Technology in the Classroom, was informative and overwhelming. I am excited to learn of all the ways to help my future students learn. I am also overwhelmed at the many layers of careful planning and research that is involved in each lesson taught. Teachers today have very limited time to incorporate all the material they are required to teach within the school year. As educators, we have to get the most out of every lesson. Each lesson has to teach all subjects. There is no time for "fluff work" or fillers without meaning. Technology can accomplish so many lessons in one activity. Teachers need to be educated, whether self-taught or done in continuing education, on ways to appropriately intertwine technology into their classrooms to have a productive school year.