And so it begins...

I wanted a way to track my journey over the next year or so through the triumphs and defeats of trying to become a 21st century minded educator. I want to remember the highs and the lows and have a way for people to comment as well as share suggestions or ideas. Thus, in the spirit of being dare I say "techy", I decided on a blog.

I am an educator in a diverse New Jersey public school, who with some luck in this state crisis of budget was lucky enough to be part of a team of people who won a grant to provide our students with a 1-to-1 laptop program. We are beginning the stages of implementation and I noticed quickly the backlash rising against technology and changing the way we educate students today.

I will share any cool resources, along with stories of how the process is going. Hopefully, this will inspire people to join the cause and face the challenge before us. A pencil and book will not be the only way we can prepare our students for success in the world. I am just as guilty of using the old methods and the scary part is I recently graduated from an accredited teaching program, but my hope is to come out a better technologically advanced educator, able to provide real resources and implementation. That's the goal and the dream on the journey through all this technology daze.