Philosophy of Teaching with Technology

In my classroom, I enjoy using technology where it is appropriate and will enhance my instruction. Besides showing the students how to use technology and teaching them with it, I try to teach them how to use various programs and applications. I think kids need to know how to use as much technology as possible because it is increasingly becoming more important in our lives. By the time they reach high school, students will definitely need to know how to write, edit, and format a paper, and this is still pretty challenging to my 7th graders. The more that I can teach them now, the more they will be prepared for the future, which means that I need to keep updated with the latest technologies in order to best teach them.