Introduction

Hello,

My name is Robert Stewart.  I am an English Specialist at Options Charter School Noblesville.  My line of work requires me to manage, assess, and understand the students in my classroom.  To be successful in this field one requires patience and perseverance.  I work with mostly underprivileged or conflicted teenagers.  It can be troubling but it is fulfilling.

Before teaching I viewed technology as a great new tool that could help reach the minds and spirits of younger folk.  Perhaps it would bring certain students along that would never have been able to maintain the monotonous pace of standardized teaching.  I even viewed the thought of new technology as fun!

Now after teaching for roughly two years I have become a little more hesitant to push new technologies into the classroom until they are more full proof.  Every new technology brings challenges.  The risk/reward for every new implementation needs to be measured carefully.  I, frankly, have had some bad experiences.

All of this aside, I still do love to see technology work in the classroom.  So many elements of these new electronics can help students advance in ways we had never thought possible. The potential for education with new techs is endless, and  I still want to be along for the ride.

Robert Stewart