Chapter 1 Reflection

After reading Chapter One I think about technology and how incredibly far it has come just in the past 20 years. I think I get a little overwhelmed and even nervous about the responsibility to teach computers to students. I have often thought this would be on someone else's shoulders, but now wonder if perhaps that is a cop out? I wonder at times how I will use technology effectively in my classroom. My comfort level is limited in this area but I feel I will be doing my students a great disservice by not using computers in the classroom. My worry is that I will try and the effort will be ridiculous. I would like to use computers to enhance students learning in all areas of curriculum but depending on the level I teach I like the idea of using them to teach map reading and making. Certainly reguardless of the age level I could use them to help with spatial skills, but I don't want to use some boring program. I want to grab the students attention, I want to challenge and keep them. I guess because I am not very comfortable with computers I worry how am I going to use them in my class?