(Image source 14) " Every few days, it seems, I add a new app, bookmark a new website, or follow a new twitter user. " Discovering a New World on My Digital Space: Mapping a Path for Success Why is it Important? We're living and working in a new paradigm. One where old ways of doing thing--and teaching things--is supplanted by technology that is constantly evolving. Technology, especially the World Wide Web, have become the biggest resource teachers have. As David White says, "Now that the Internet has been in widespread use in educational establishments for around 15 years, it has clearly become the source of information chosen first by seekers, regardless of age" (White, n.d.). With all these changes, it is especially important to take the time to review the technology we are using. In addition, teachers must teach and model the value of technology in school. The myth of the "digital native vs digital immigrant" leads us to assume that teachers can...
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