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 * Is Technology in Education Important?**

Well of course it is! We, as teachers, are responsible for students who have often more technological knowledge than we have. Sending them out into a workforce which has very few jobs available for workers without technical knowledge is unfair. Of course we need to teach them the reading, writing, math, and science skills which are required; but we also need to teach them how to: 1. responsibly manage their identity online 2. how to synthesize all the electronic resources into information they need 3. how to find and use the data they have available and so much more. BUT...what happens when the students know more than us teachers do??? How often do we get a chance to think about what we can change in our teaching to meet these new needs?

=According to us.... = =~Smartboards = = = =~Elmo = =~Microsoft applications = =~Email = =~Internet sites (Starfall, Tumblebooks, FunBrain, etc) = = = = =
 * Top 5 Technologies we use @ school**

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 * Top 5 concerns you have about your students and their access to technology**

1. lack of home internet access/ technology




 * Top 5 things you think your kids NEED to know about/with technology**

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= **Top 5 things you see where technology COULD be used to help students learn** = = = =  **1. Insert an ID chip into our students to help locate them.** = = = = **2. Implementing achievement tests online to differientiate to different learning styles.** = = = = **3. Some type of instant messaging to remind students of homework that doesnt have to involve a cell phone.** =