STOP INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY?

I must say that by the title of this I was somewhat worried and confused. I actually thought someone wanted us to stop using technology in the classroom. Then I realized I was playing into the hand of the author. He wasn't talking about a physical change but rather a mindset change. We don't need to stop using technology, but stop thinking we have to integrate and understand it. This happens all the time. We don't need to know how things work to start using them. When I got my first computer no one taught me anything. I knew where the power button was and off I went. Of course this was before the time of the Mouse and fancy interactive help menus. Still, I made it. I could use software and play games. People find ways to use things. Just like the blog earlier in the semester with the video about putting a computer where kids had never had one. They just jumped in and learned how to use web surf and everything, even when it wasn't in their language.

This reminds me of something that aggravates me. I will go to the message board of a new video game to see if people like it or it has major flaws. But inevitably people are always asking for help with some part of the game. "How to I get past......." or " Where can I find....." I think it is crazy when it is day one or two of having a video game and you are already searching the web for help. Sometimes the questions could be answered by simply skimming through the manual. My point is that we can learn how to play the game without much help. And if we need help, then we know where to go to get it. The same works with technology. Students will get by using whatever you throw at them.