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Just like a carpenter chooses the right tool for the job, our students should have the opportunity to choose the right technology for their needs.

three different classes and we clearly need three different devices for our students.

As I listened to the conversation this week it struck me how much we handcuff students and teachers when we tell them what technology they are required to use.

The prep time to create charts that utilize any effects over-and-above what you would already do with a laptop and LCD projector feels clearly developed by those with a disconnect to the precious time we have in education and the many hats we already wear. Additionally, while these boards were initially meant to help less-tech savvy teachers to embrace technology use, their hefty training time and prep time serves as its own gatekeeper for more than just tech tentative teachers.

I ask you: Do we really want to spend thousands of dollars on a tool that makes stand-and-deliver instruction easier?”