21st Century Teacher, 10.22.12

Yes I am writing this in the last possible time but I have really been thinking about this question.  I feel like I have been frustrated with technology lately.  Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love what Lindbergh has done to promote technology in the classroom, but I feel like our students and parents are lagging behind.  The notion has been that students today know more than we do about technology and in many cases they do; but what I am finding is that most students don't know how to use technology for the classroom.  My frustration lies from the technology that I am offering my students in the virtual classroom are not being utilized.  My facebook page, class blog, and chat rooms are rarely being used by students.  The daily QR codes are rarely being scanned unless a student is absent.  So the challenge for teachers today, myself included, is to teach all students to use technology in the classroom to be more efficient, to go green, and to actually learn the content through technology.