Tools Influence Design

How does your knowledge/skill with the tools from the two toolboxes influence your choice of design?

Well, any tool I don't have in my toolbox will not be used in the design. Seems obvious, but is actually very important. You can't use what you don't have. So when designing lessons, you won't incorporate tools you don't know of or don't yet have. For instance, I have very limited knowledge and experience with SecondLife and Myspace. I don't use them and don't have a drive to use them. So, when designing a lesson I would not use those things.

Tools we don't like. We all have these. For me it is the old projectors and transparencies. Yes i suppose they have a purpose and some good uses, but I hate them. I used transparencies on those projectors for a few reasons. I've used calculators that can be put on the projector to show what you are doing on the board. Also I've used transparencies to project the examples I am doing onto the wall. This allows for me to do them once step by step on trancparencies and then reuse them slide by slide without constantly erasing and rewriting on the board. But I still hate them. I don't even have a good reason. I suppose a smartboard and projector can take their place. I don't care, I hate them. We all have those tools and skills we don't like to use but have there for a rainy day.