If its a poor carpenter who blames his tools what does this say about our teachers?

As we explore what technology can to to aid the professional development efforts of teachers as well as how teachers might use it in the classroom, it's important to note that with teaching along with any tech. . . is about the endusers not the tool. This is to say no technology can ever replace the innovative teaching minds who use them--or the less than inspired folks who use them badly. There was a great post on this yesterday on the Edurati Review from 4th grade teacher Kelly Hines.

We quote: 

"Technology is useless without good teaching. We have countless technological tools at our disposable today. These tools range in cost from free to thousands and thousands of dollars. When we put innovative tools in the hands of innovative teachers, amazing things can happen. If you put these tools in the hands of teachers who are not willing to innovate, money has been wasted. There are arguments against spending the money on interactive whiteboards for classrooms. At approximately $5000 each, you would think these boards would facilitate better teaching. It is not about the board. It is about proper training and mindset of a teacher who is already willing and eager to do amazing things. The lack of comprehensive and curriculum-related professional development for teachers is why schools have thousands of computers that are being used as game systems and word processors."

To read more about this subject go to EduratiReview.com