Technology has been around nearly as long as man. In fact, when most people think of technology, they think of computers or some electronic device. In reality, technology is nothing more than something that makes our life easier. A century ago the new hot technologies were electricity, and automobiles. Today's new technology generally revolves around communications and the ability to access information.
Technology is a fact of life.
Using technology is going to help the student in a couple of ways. First, it's going to teach them how to use this new technology. Second and most important, technology is going to teach the students to be life long learners because things are changing every day. Educators need to be open minded to using and teaching technology in the classroom. As educators we need to overcome our fear of teaching something we know very little about.