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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  By Carol Ann Tomlinson

My interpretation of the quote:

“Embarrassment of riches” is usually defined as “an unbelievable amount” or “more than any one person/group/country should have or need.” In this case, an abundance of “opportunities” (“ways”) to “enliven” (“to make exciting, relatable, interesting, personalize, usable, engaging and fun”) “teaching and learning” (“the educational process”) “through technology” (“by using technology).

What do I think she means by this?

There are unbelievable amount ways that technology can be used to make the educational process exciting, relatable, interesting, personalize, usable, engaging and fun.

Connecting “just because hardware is…available, effective technology…instruction won't naturally follow”.

Just because there are so many options of technology to select from, does not mean that educators know how find technological options, how to use the technology effectually or how use the technology in a multiple of ways. In addition, educators may not have the skills to teach/demonstrate the new technology that they find. For example, I know a few dances (some technology). I know there are many more dances (types of technology) that exist, but I have not been exposed to them, so I can't dance them (use the technology). To further that analogy, just because I can do the dance (use a technology), it does not mean that I have the skill to break down the dance (technology) down to teach others!

Laura Chagnon

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Additionally, teachers need ample opportunities to become adept at technological advances. Just because there is a plethora of resources available to teachers, doesn't automatically mean they will be implemented in effective ways for higher student learning. Teachers need training opportunities to become adept facilitators of this ever- changing technology. This is a critical piece in student learning.

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The quote, " There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology", by Carol Ann Tomlinson, is powerful. Every day, technology is changing and evolving. Through rigorous and intentional lesson design, students can be engaged collaborators and creators. Students can be empowered more than ever before to use technology as a resource to reach higher levels of learning.

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The riches of opportunities that Carol Ann Tomlinson speaks of means that we have so many resources available at our fingertips to the world. There is so much knowledge we can gain to what we have access to.

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,
"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

I think that Ms. Tomlinson is referring to our limitless resources and access to knowledge through the use of the internet. With appropriate application and delivery of technology lessons, we can engage and expose students to global learning in real time.

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Kristen DowellI think this hits on what I was saying in the reflection of the SAMR portion of the modules.  Technology is great and there is an abundance of it out there, but you can't just throw things together.  It must be thought out and purposeful. 

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Kristen DowellI think this hits on what I was saying in the reflection of the SAMR portion of the modules.  Technology is great and there is an abundance of it out there, but you can't just throw things together.  It must be thought out and purposeful. 

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I believe she is saying there are many ways to use technology but in order to use it to it's full potential it takes training.

Technology has the ability to unlock so many things for us and our students.  I believe this is the riches she speaks of.

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My thoughts on the quote are no matter how much technology that we have available, using it to its full advantage will take understanding and training.

As I said above even with all the technological advances, people still need to be trained and feel confidant in using the applications.

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My thoughts are that Carol Ann Tomlinson means that even though we have an abundance of technology and are continuously gaining access to new technology, the technology is not being utilized to its fullest for educational purposes.

Just because technology is available doesn't mean that it is being effectively used for instructional purposes. I think the reason for this is because sometimes teachers are lacking the confidence in new technology or do not want to change their ways. If technology is being used during instruction to teach new content, it should be used to enhance student learning and not just as a filler or substitute. Using technology effectively and making it flow comes with practice and having a good understanding of that specific technology as a teacher.

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,

"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

What do you think she means by this?

As I was reading through the other comments I would have to agree with them in the fact that the technology is we need is abundant, however the ability and time to learn it all is not as easy. I know there are things that I could do differently within my classroom and present things in new and exciting ways with technology, however sometimes I might know about these yet, or the time to learn them to apply to my instruction is not always made available within our instructional day.  To be honest, technology is not my forte and I sometimes put off using some things because I am not sure what to do if problems pop up or if students need more assistance than what I can provide. This does mean this is a right choice but with the demands of day to day teaching, this is often times our reality. I know for me personally this is an area that I need to reflect on and pursue more readily to meet students needs in the age/era of technology.

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Most educators have an opportunities to enhance student learning through technology. There are endless opportunities that have not been available in the past. Unfortunately, these opportunities are not used. I think there are various reasons for this. It could be that many teachers are not comfortable or knowledgeable with integrating tech into their lessons. Another reason could be that although the technology is available, the training for using the tech adequately is not available. I think teachers are very overwhelmed and the thought of taking on something new is somewhat scary.

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Mrs. Tomlinson is referring to the vast opportunities educators have to enrich their classrooms and student knowledge through technology, but many don't take advantage of it.  Teachers need time and some skill training by professionals to understand the amazing world of educational tech tools.

Additionally, training and reflection is often needed for educators to know if their technology enhanced lessons worked properly. Students can easily use the internet for projects, but one goal that teachers need to make sure they reflect on is did the student actually learn and apply from using technology. In order words, as a history teacher I have to constantly make sure students did the research, applied the research in their own terms and did not just copy and paste into a new tool.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology."

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology."

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I also agree to the fact that there is a lot of technology. There is so much more that we could do that we are not. A lot of times I just forget all that a program can do! I love the teacher on Youtube who is in love with Google and Google classrooms! It blows my mind at all the things Google offers! I go and revisit her channel over and over again. I feel very limited in PE. There is not a lot of technology that I can put in the hands of the students, but I do teach them with Apps they can download and do at home.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology."

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology."

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I do agree that there's a lot technology available.  However, not all of it is applicable or appropriate in classrooms; much less the appropriate training.  I do hope that budgets allow more access to training.  I personally hope this changes for the better.  I also think that we as a profession need to adapt and accept change.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  - Carol Ann Tomlinson

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  - Carol Ann Tomlinson

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With technology, our students literally have the world at their fingertips, but we limit their scope so greatly, they never have the opportunity to see it. Our (teachers) lack of authentic technology integration limits the world students have access to and what they learn to do with it. If we learn how to embrace technology and what its true capacity is, we would invigorate our teaching and students' learning experiences. We are "missing the boat" when the scope of our technology integration is restricted to websites and videos. While those are valid uses of technology, that should not be the entirety.

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I agree that there is so much digital tools to make teaching and learning 

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I agree that there is so much digital tools to make teaching and learning 

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I just wish I could learn it all, and apply it to the art classes that I teach, we have so little time to teach art to each class and have time for them to make art. I could see how a RCT can benefit from all the sources out there, but they have to have time to learn how to teach with the resources too.

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I think that Mrs. Tomlinson refers to the fact that today we live in such a time that there is a vast amount of digital resources available for teachers that can be incorporated into their lesson plans and can be used to enhance instruction.
It must be the responsibility
of the teacher to become acquainted with the resources not just on the level
that they exist, but on how these resources can be implemented in their
classroom instruction. In working with these resources personally the teacher
is better able to identify how each one is different and allows their
incorporation in a progressive scaffolding method that moves a student from
lower-order (substitutional instruction techniques) to a higher-order thinking
skills level in which true application of knowledge is obtained and shared in
collaboration with others.

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To me Tomlinson means that we have all types of technological resources to be used but many are not using them.

Effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally flow, I feel, because they are several instructors that either don't know about what all is out there or do not understand enough to use it. I know I am guilty of that and in order to change that, I have to educate myself on the technology enhancements and step out of my comfort zone and use them.

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I think that Tomlinson means that there tons of ways to improve teaching and learning through technology, and the embarrassment comes from how little we effectively utilize these opportunities.

I think it connects to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction wont naturally follow. I think this because teachers are creatures of habit, and just because the hardware is made available to them, they still have to understand and practice teaching using these advances in a manor that will enhance learning through technology. This requires teachers to get out of their comfort zone and learn new ways to role out lessons that promotes student ownership and innovation.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". What do you think she means by this?

Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

Sometimes as teachers, we find ourselves saying "there's no reason to re-invent the wheel." While there is some truth in that, I think that sometimes we get caught up in sticking with what we know instead of advancing our teaching and instruction with technology. Although we have many different pieces of hardware, we don't always have the skills to work effectively with that hardware. There can be many different reasons as to the "why" behind that, but the reality is technology is here to stay, so we need to advance with it as it grows.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". What do you think she means by this? Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

I believe Tomlinson meant that there are an incredible amount of technological opportunities available for teaching and enhancing learning. It connects to idea of just because there is hardware available, effective instruction won't naturally follow because some teachers are not going to seek out an unfamiliar way of doing things without some instruction on how to do it. I believe once we are trained on how to use something you are still going to have those who are stuck in their ways, however for the most part, we grow. So just because there is so many things available some do not execute them.

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Donna Cosolito "There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

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Donna Cosolito "There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

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What I think she means is that there is so much available to us to enhance learning and, that we have barely scratched the surface. We are not using technology to its fullest. Our students are missing out on a lot of opportunities for growth and understanding. Yes, we have the hardware-our students are provided with a chrome book. But no, effective technology enhanced instruction did not come naturally, We have to work on not only using technology provided such as game apps and videos, but on using technology to allow students to create and share and be productive.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".   What do you think she means by this? Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

I think that she means that the technology available to teachers and students is underused and used inadequately.   Students have access to Chromebooks, and iPads, but this hardware isn't being used to its full potential. In order for effective technology enhanced instruction to flow teachers need the knowledge of what programs are available and need to be proficient enough in those programs to know how to select the most appropriate ones to maximize instruction.

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I think she is saying that there are so many opportunities to enrich learning through technology but we simply have to learn about them or be made aware of them so we can enlist the help of them in our classrooms. Often times, people talk about how much technology is out there, but it is difficult to understand what it is/how to use it without being properly taught.
In our county we are fortunate enough to have a lot of technology (ie: laptops) available for student use. I understand that the goal is now to eventually have 1-1 devices in elementary schools as well. However, just simply HAVING the technology is not enough anymore. You cannot provide a student with a laptop and a website and call it "technology enhanced instruction." You have to model and teach students how to apply skills/apps/websites/tasks in order to truly enhance instruction.
These quotes go hand in hand because I believe Tomlinson is saying, there are so many ways (beyond simply handing a student a computer or tablet) that technology can enrich instruction.

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Melanie Yarboro- I think this quote means that there are endless possibilities with technology, but that we must first understand how to use the technology in itself, so that we can then use it as a means to teach and learn with. Especially as teachers, it can feel time consuming to learn how to use a new technology ourselves, then be able to teach it to our students effectively enough that it can be used as a tool for students to learn with.

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Melanie Yarboro- I think this quote means that there are endless possibilities with technology, but that we must first understand how to use the technology in itself, so that we can then use it as a means to teach and learn with. Especially as teachers, it can feel time consuming to learn how to use a new technology ourselves, then be able to teach it to our students effectively enough that it can be used as a tool for students to learn with.

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I think that this quote means, we can use technology for so many things, many of which may be failures or mishaps to begin with BUT there are ways to teach and learn through technology. We simply need to find them.

Just because hardware is available, there may not be skilled educators or students to use it! Technology is forever changing and needs to be treated as just that. We must constantly seek out opportunities to apply Tpak and Samr to our teaching and to student's learning. We must scaffold that learning from the elementary level to high school/college in order for students to be successful.

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Deana Shirk                                                                                            "There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?            

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Deana Shirk                                                                                            "There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?            

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I believe she is saying the there are many opportunities with technology. However you have to know how to use the technology to enliven teaching and use it effectively.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

Ms. Tomlinson means that there are so many new, enriching ways to use technology for teachers that one could not possibly use or even know how to use all of them.

How could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow?

Both hardware and software are both upgraded, so often that it is not possible to keep up with the changes. Even in programs that we use frequently, changes can be overwhelming. If a piece of equipment or software program is not used frequently we will not become adept at using it. In teaching there is not enough time to focus on the ins and outs a program but rather on the  the available choices that we could choose from to use.

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?

I think that Ms. Tomlinson is saying that using technology can help enliven teaching and learning and that there are so many, many possibilities and ways to use it. Possibly teachers are not taking advantage of those riches to truly enhance their teaching to its fullest potential. Technology should be used for students to think critically and creatively and not just a replace for a pencil/paper assignment.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology"

In this quote Tomlinson is talking about how many resources are available to teachers through technology. We can sometimes be overwhelmed by the idea of using multiple websites and applications in our teaching, but in the end, if we have the resources they should be used. Using technology in the classroom is great, but it must be used effectively. Simply putting students on computers to "play a game" is not effective use of time or technology. Technology should be used to let the students thinking critically and problem solve.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". 

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". 

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This quote is referencing how educators commonly incorporating technology within their instruction, typically as a replacement or not even incorporating technology at all. Educators understanding what and how technology is used, having the intent to benefit student learning, but often do not execute this intent. I think this is because teachers are fixated to much on quantity of technology rather than quality of technology. Not all technology benefits all learners. There needs to be differentiation amongst technology, just as we do for instruction. It is easy to get caught up in the abundance of technology, but I feel this quote is not referring to the quantity of technology. Instead using the term “riches” as the benefits from the opportunities technology provides in strengthening the depth of student understanding. I think back to the quote, “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” I think this goes right in with how educators incorporate technology, simply delivering instruction, rather than teaching students to expand their understanding and how they demonstrate their understanding within the classroom and beyond.

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I believe that the point Mrs. Tomlinson was making is that we currently live in technology enriched culture. We have so many options and choices at our finger tips daily. At times it can be overwhelming when one is trying to decide which digital tool is the best and most appropriate for the task that is being planned for their students.

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I believe that the point Mrs. Tomlinson was making is that we currently live in technology enriched culture. We have so many options and choices at our finger tips daily. At times it can be overwhelming when one is trying to decide which digital tool is the best and most appropriate for the task that is being planned for their students.

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I think Mrs. Tomlinson meant that there is so much technology ideas to choose that it might be hard to choose the best ones for the task at hand. We have the opportunity to enrich our teaching with the technology that is available. The problem is which ones are best, how do we know? Just because we are using technology does not mean we are using it to its fullest potential. This one of the reasons i think we have changed to digital learning credits. We need to keep up with what is out there, how to use it if needed and the new research in these areas.

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That statement means that the amount of opportunities there are in educational technology that are not being used is an embarrassment. This day and time with all the resources we have available we should have students creating much more than what they are doing. One area in particular is Google doc. Students use that as a replacement for paper and it could be used for so much more.

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I think she means that it is embarrassing how much we have available, but how much it is under utilized. An example of this quote coming to life in Wilkes County Schools is the use of Chromebooks. Just because we have the Chromebooks doesn't mean they are being used effectively. A lot of people are just using them as substitutes for notebooks and so much more could be created if they were used with the TPACK theory in mind.

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?

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I think Tomlinson means that teaching is an opportunity to help students become passionate about learning. It is the educator's mission to find the richest manner in which to promote and grow that knowledge. Students cannot grow in their passion for learning if it is not passed on by the educator. Using every opportunity possible to reach students and challenge them should be taken.
-Jennifer Sorel

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

I think she means that as teacher we should be embarrassed that we cling to outdated teaching methods that bored us.  Teaching methods have not kept up with the needs of digital learners and this can be corrected through the use of technology

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Carol Ann Tomlinson quote discussion - Rebecca Kilpatrick

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Carol Ann Tomlinson quote discussion - Rebecca Kilpatrick

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The quote is referring to the vast and ever-growing amount of technology that is available for people to use, not just in the classroom but in futures as adults.  There are so many tools, apps, devices, etc. with more being invented every day.  I buy a new phone, and the next month a new model comes out that has better and more improved technology.  The advancements in technology can be used to enhance our instruction and facilitate students' learning.  However, teachers have to be mindful of how the technology is being used.  It is easy to use these technology advancements as replacements for current tools in the classroom (using the Smartboard as a glorified overhead projector or Google Classroom as a worksheet distributor).  There have been studies about how teachers use technology (through Apple).  A classroom equipped with all the modern technology will not necessarily become a fully-integrated technology infused learning environment.  Technology is new and scary, to be honest.  Teachers must be trained how to use technology and how to TEACH the technology and how to teach WITH the technology.  In-service training and mentorship by experts are necessary to help the vast amount of technology to be used effectively.

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There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".
Carol Tomlinson could be talking about the amount of technology that is available for educators, but we do not always seem to use it or use it effectively. It is so important for educators to stay in the know on appropriate teaching models/frameworks. It is also important that we understand effectiveness of technology.  Just using random technological technology is not effective in instruction without it being intentional.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?  Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  What do you think she means by this?  Additionally, how could it connect to the idea that just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow.

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This quote describes the problem that many teachers face in that they know how to incorporate different kinds of technology, but not necessarily effective in how they use technology to best meet the needs of various learners in their classroom.  They can tell you what technology they are using,  and what students will be able to do from that incorporation of technology, but are the students benefiting from using the technology?

Also, just because students use the technology tools and devices, the instruction weaved within the lesson must be effective in order for true learning to occur.

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Kailee Hamby  "There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

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Kailee Hamby  "There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

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Teachers who use technology may not know the proper way to use technology to benefit the students in their classroom. Teachers have many forms of technology that they can use within their classroom, but may chose not to, due to the fact that they don't know how to use it. Teachers should use technology to aid student learning, but they shouldn't just have their students use technology for the sake of using it without meaning.

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It is embarrassing the number of technology resources that are available to be used to enhance student learning but are merely excluded from the learning process all together. It is as if we are leaving all these rich learning opportunities given to us through technology resources unclaimed and wasted.

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"...just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow."

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"...just because hardware is made available, effective technology enhanced instruction won't naturally follow."

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Many teachers do not innately know how to have students best use technology in education. The hardware is merely the means in which to carry out the lessons; teachers have to be taught to create effective, tech enhanced lessons.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".  

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I think she means that given the enormous number of opportunities to use technology creatively, collaboratively and for greater, in depth learning it is embarrassing that many of our learners are not given the opportunity to do so.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". 

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". 

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I think that she means that our students may know far more about technology than we do and we should be embarrassed by not keeping up with their use of technology by not using it in our classrooms.

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". 

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"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology". 

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I think she means that we are lucky to have so many options available to us and our students.

Lindsey Dimmette

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

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Carol Ann Tomlinson is quoted as saying,"There's an embarrassment of riches in opportunities to enliven teaching and learning through technology".

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I think she means that as teacher we should be embarrassed that we cling to outdated teaching methods that bored us. Teaching methods have not kept up with the needs of digital learners and this can be corrected through the use of technology