Coming from the "Dark Side" and learning to think more like a teacher, I'm very excited to learn from each of the teachers in this class. Technology is what I live and breath, and as some of my teachers would explain it, it is "In my blood". To interact and collaborate with each of the teachers in this class, I believe will give me a better insight on how to better encourage my teachers to feel confident about the skills they do possess. My biggest weakness is from the fact that I have never been a classroom teacher. My "students" are all equipped with the same resources from the technology front line. However, the skills they each possess all vary from strong to extremely weak.
I hope that I can be a leader for those in this class by using my technology background to encourage them and share with them from my experiences. The first thing I try to teach my teachers is to start with something small and perfect that, then add the next step. If we try to take on everything in technology all at once, something will go wrong. You have to be prepared for something to go wrong and fail. Have a back-up plan, and don't become defeated after a failure. To effectively use Technology does take a large amount of time and devotion, and Professional Development is a huge key in this process.
