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I enjoyed the Keynote Address on Technology Integration presented by Dr. Cassie Scharber. Her insight to education and experience was enlightening! The Past, Present and Future theme was spot on with technology and education. I am so glad that she provided many pertinent connections on the how's and why's to incorporate technology into today's classrooms.

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I love how genuine Dr. Schraber is!  When adults share their vulnerabilities, it makes me feel more connected and more engaged.  Through real life experiences, we recognize our strengths and weaknesses.  It can be very hard to admit our weaknesses.

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I love how genuine Dr. Schraber is!  When adults share their vulnerabilities, it makes me feel more connected and more engaged.  Through real life experiences, we recognize our strengths and weaknesses.  It can be very hard to admit our weaknesses.

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I greatly enjoyed our opening speaker. I felt as if she validated a lot of her information with a solid mix of data and personal experience. I also completely agreed with an unwillingness to attempt technology integration due to a fear of lack of preparation. We ask students to try new things all of the time, and we should be holding ourselves to that expectation as well.

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I particularly appreciated Bonnie's welcome and Dr. Scharber's presentation when they both shared their journeys on how they shifted from K-12 classroom educators to other positions where they contribute to education in a different, but just as valuable way. They were very relatable. Thank you!

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It was very interesting to look at the history of technology and how far we have come in a short time. It makes one stop to think how fast it will keep changing.

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I really enjoyed hearing about the history of education. Lots of great thought provoking topics.

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I liked the message about not needing to be an expert and to try it and keep learning about it. I liked the history of technology and the book and research she talked about during the presentation

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As we saw from the timeline, much of this new technology is very recent. Balancing our busy lives and keeping up on new tech can feel pretty overwhelming. It was comforting to be reminded that we are not expected to know everything, and that it is okay to ask the students growing up with this new technology to help us.

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It was great to hear the perspective of the panelists in terms of youth coming into the workforce. It is a great reminder about what skills we should be trying to impart on our students before graduation.

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Kala Horgan: I appreciate her perspective on valuing the past, present, and future of technology. It really made me think about where students are now and how things will continue evolving in the future.

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Kala Horgan: I appreciate her perspective on valuing the past, present, and future of technology. It really made me think about where students are now and how things will continue evolving in the future.

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I appreciated the history of the technology. This helped me to recognize that it's okay to feel overwhelmed with new tech due to how quickly technology is being produced.

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I like there being no pressure towards students to get into a particular area and having no other option. Also letting us a teachers and leaders to provide and learn this new technology so we are able to give them grace letting them explore as many options as they may be inspired to learn or progress towards, and technology will always change for better or worse.

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I feel more confident introducing new content to my students, even if I'm not 100% of how to do everything.

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I feel more confident introducing new content to my students, even if I'm not 100% of how to do everything.

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I am grateful for this opportunity. I loved the reminder that items cycle and not much has changed. I think the biggest take away is that I don't have to be the best to introduce new technology.

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I appreciated the historical perspective on technology and how it has been feared or a concern in education throughout history, yet we have always adapted. The same could be true for AI now. I also like how she discussed that she is still in education and found a great new career opportunity after public school teaching.

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I appreciated the past history of technology and realizing just how fast it's changed. I will definitely use the notion of not being the expert to encourage other teachers to use more technology.

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It was a great way to start the conference because it helped show where we have been and where we could go in the future. Sometimes technology can be overwhelming when you start to think about all of the new changes and how rapidly those changes happen. However, this opening speaker did a nice job of showing that the same issues persist and people have felt similar feelings regarding tech integration for years. Good way to start the conference!

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I really liked that she mentioned not needing to know everything about a piece of technology before you use it. It makes it much easier to feel more comfortable using new technologies in the classroom.

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I appreciated the notion of using edtech for our own professional goals and not just with students. It is important to remember technology is quickly evolving and remain open minded to its benefits.

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I liked being able to reflect on how far technology has come. It is important to remember that things change a lot and that it is good to have an open mind on how technology can be beneficial.

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I was interested in the idea of teachers using edtech more to support their own professional goals rather than for students. I think that this is definitely a way that I use technology or at least how I start using it before I can see how to integrate it into class.

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I am happy to have the reminder that I don't need to be an expert in something to bring it in to the classroom with my students.

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I think it's important to give ourselves permission to experiment and try new things. If we are able to recognize that we do not need to be experts, this will provide the courage to move forward. I think this helped me realize that I would rather teach my students the skills and tools to figure out technological resources on their own more than be a human instruction manual on technology for them.

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I really liked the message that you do not need to be an expert at everything in order to teach it. It was a nice reminder to take some pressure off myself. It was also an encouragement to try new things and take risks.

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Although technology is extremely important the piece that says not being discouraged by not knowing everything about something is most important. It allows an Educator to be able to breathe and feel confident at whatever pace they may be going at.

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I feel it was a good exercise to reflect on where we have been and the technology advances of the past. I found it interesting to think about the technology we still use in the classroom and how long it has been around. It was also interesting to note that some of the technology was available for awhile before it was adopted by educators.

I appreciated the personal stories and could certainly relate to feeling the same way about leaving education and pursuing other avenues.

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It is important to stay up on technology in the classroom, but we do not need to know EVERYTHING and use it all at once. Let the kids teach us, too!

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I loved her message about not needing to know everything! She brought me back to a discussion we had last spring when we were being inundated with all these new cool tech tools and encouraged to use them - but then you have to remember that it's important to use them if they serve a purpose. Integrating technology isn't just "do it because it's cool" concept. Is there a purpose!?!?

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Everyone starts somewhere, it is ok to make mistakes or not be an expert. It is ok to learn from the students.

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Instead of looking at the integration of educational technology as another "thing" we should be doing, imagine it as a way to combat burnout, as a tool we can learn to use to make our work easier and more manageable.

Lingering question: how do we prevent "tech burnout" in our students, given they should not have more than 2 hours of screen time per day?

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Reminding myself and others that we don't need to be the experts to use and teach the technology. Learn with the kids and allow the kids to help you!