This is my first post that is more of a chance to vent, rather than post something educationally sound. Towards the beginning of the Roblyer book, the author presented many problems and set-backs involved with using technology in the classroom. Here are some of the following I have experienced personally.
1. Trying to use a projector that rolls on a cart in a portable that requires numerous cords to function.
2. Having computers that rarely connect to the internet and take a long time to boot up.
3. School purchasing technology that is extremely expensive, and has a single use and cannot be implemented well in the classroom.
4. Finding software that is easy to implement into the curriculum.
5. Having your technology fail on you in the middle of a lesson.
The first point I want to talk about is number 3. I don't think there is anything more frustrating than seeing the school purchase a technology that costs tens of thousands of dollars which provides a limited amount of functions and ends up sitting, gathering dust in a corner of a computer lab.
Second, teachers work harder than almost any other profession in the world. The last thing teachers want to do is to create back-up lesson plans for if the computer randomly turns off or the internet loses connection in the middle of a lesson.
Though technology is a wonderful thing to use both instructionally and personally, sometimes it can be a real pain!
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