I have appreciated the weekend to find some extra time to catch up with life's duties and I just finished reading chapter one of our class book, The Technology Tool Belt For Teaching  written by Susan Manning and Kevin Johnson.  It is technical reading, but worth the time.  Technology is a process and it enables us to gain knowledge and systems which solve problems and extend human capabilities.  The schools need technology for organizing, research and data collecting.  The students (and all of us life long learners)  can benefit from community-oriented technology.  Learning is about making meaning, sharing one's thinking and stretching one's thinking through social interaction.  Our schools are going to need to make some changes to catch up with the technological progress.  Some of the challenges in our schools are:  How do we keep up with all of the changes?  How do we make time for technology?  How do we pay for the computers?  How do we keep students in safety?  How do we teach etiquette?  Who will teach the teachers how to best teach the students?  I am sure there are many more questions to be asked.  I hope technology can make my job a little easier.  I hope that technology can lead me to better organization and time saving tools.  The computer world has evolved so fast and comprehensively.    It is fascinating that the  rapid changes and developments are happening by technologies themselves and it will be interesting to see what evolves next.  I am looking forward to reading more of the book.