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Let's be clear: Technology is never going to replace teachers. What technology can do is give teachers closer, more human and more rewarding interactions with their students.

But the towering fear that the second a kid goes online he or she becomes cyberjailbait turns out to be way off base.

The problem of ethical use goes beyond plagiarism, however. Even when properly credited, not all published work can be used in another work.

Creative Commons a “game-changer.”

But there were a few who were concerned about how their tweets would be interpreted alongside their personal tweets, that, perhaps their audience would think it was disingenuous.

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?”

The path towards student-centred learning is not difficult - but neither is it easy. It is not difficult because all the tools, knowledge and skills required are already available. It is not easy because it requires a significant change in the current mindset.

John Holt tells us that children love to learn but hate to be taught.

Confidence.

Suddenly I didn’t have an excuse not to be confident. People liked my writing. People listened. I’d been my biggest obstacle all along