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Dear Colleague,

My own interest in using technology in the classroom began years ago as a new teacher at the secondary level. Unfortunately, I was not able to match my students’ technological savvy and often felt intimidated as I tried to keep up. On top of that, I spent so much time preparing lessons, grading papers, and working with students in extracurricular activities, I struggled to find the time to even start looking for new ideas.

As I forced myself to learn more and more about technology, I found out how using digital technologies allowed me to better engage with my students and increased their motivation to learn. I discovered so many tools that helped me reach my struggling learners in new and exciting ways. However, I also found my biggest challenge was organizing all the exciting things I was learning and the tools I was finding!

So now, Kara, Don, and I humbly offer you some of the newest technology strategies and simple ways to keep them organized for best practice in your own classroom. We are pleased to be able to share with you what we have learned about managing educational technology for all students in all content areas. We will share realistic tips, useful suggestions, creative tools, and easy-to-use techniques that will help you develop and strengthen your own technology work on behalf of your students.

This handbook is organized so that each of you can take specific ideas to use in your own classroom regardless of your content area or level of learner. The handbook combines large-scale, general strategies and step-by-step examples to make sure no one is left feeling confused. The focus is on practical strategies for discovering, introducing, and integrating devices, apps, and web tools into your classroom. If you follow the steps in the handbook, by the end of the year you will be amazed at how far you have come in regard to integrating technology into your instruction. I know you will find the handbook useful, enjoyable, and fun!

Keep Allowing Genius in Your Classroom!

Zachary