Technology in an alternative school setting is extremely valuable. At-risk students are engaged in learning and motivated to expand their knowledge with the integration of technology. Furthermore, as the students' technology skills increase, so does their self-confidence. Technology has the potential to engage learners and make the classroom more exciting. I enjoy learning new ways to integrate technology into the curriculum.
Technology allows for a greater and greater variety of methods for communication.
Big ideas can be emphasized through many different means, repeating important material until the learner fully understands. Those were my favorite lessons and I remember each film I saw. Today's students are inundated with various forms of media. It only seems logical that we should include the tools with which they are familiar in the classroom. However, we should remember that it is only a tool making it our responsibility as teachers to shift our focus from teaching the technology to teaching the responsibility and effective uses of it.