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EDLD 5364 Week 4 Reflection
This week's readings helped me see how easy it can be to incorporate technology into teaching practice. I say that it can be easy, but that may not be true for evey teacher. Most teachers have a method to their particular way of teaching. Technology integration does not always fit that method or their modes of delivery. To help teachers see the need for this important addition to their practice, I think administrators should make the use of technology a "must" not just a "need to." As teachers, we need to move forward toward the students' needs not move away or even stand still. Our world is ever-changing and is moving at a rapid pace. What we as adults have had to learn about technology in the last 10 years, our students have known from birth. We must find a way to keep up.

I enjoyed working on the group project because it illuminated how a plan can be worked out for the benefit of all. Thinking about the teacher's needs as well as the students' needs put a curious twist on the planning aspect of the project. We assumed that the assessment of the project should come from teacher reflection since the teacher will need to evaluate how well this kind of plan worked for each student in helping the student learn the proposed objective.