Being an Educational Technology Trainer, we often are bombarded with questions about using technology in the class. Teachers will email and state they are teaching a lesson on nouns and verbs but they want a technology activity to go along with it. I usually start by asking questions about their lesson and how it is framed. I ask more questions about what engages their students and motivates them. I then ask they question, "How can we make this more effective?" Not every lesson activity needs to involve technology as we have many other useful tools to teach with in this day and age. There should be a connection between the learning taking place and the technology being used. The technology tool does not drive instruction. If we are looking to improve instruction and student outcomes, then the technology tools we use should provide support. When I work with teachers, I use good questioning to help evaluate the lesson as well as the tools used framed from a student/learning outcome viewpoint.
I love the quote in the book,
Technology should personalize, not standardize.
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