We are becoming teachers in a generation full of students that have never lived in a world without the Internet. The students we will be teaching are digital natives. Today's teachers must stay up to speed with their students technology advances. Students are learning at a much more rapid pace than teachers. Many teachers are fearful but these fears are often based on untrue facts.
There are several strategies for teaching technology that can make both teachers and students comfortable. These strategies allow students to go as far as they can with technologies that they like to use as well as prepare them for the future.

Online Streaming Videos

• Videos can be found on any subject imaginable. Many videos are free and can be an priceless to your lessons. They can enrich the material and reach more students.

Web 2.0 ( Webquests, Wikipedia, Wiki Spaces, Podcasts, Blogs, Polling Devices, Social Bookmarking and many more)

• Webquests- students are involved using a predetermined set of web pages to search for specific information and complete a set of instructional tasks.
• Wikipedia- a page or a collection of pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content no matter the web browser. This a great way for teachers/colleagues/students to collaborate together
• Podcasts-the technology of creating audio or video files that are distributed over the Internet for others to hear. They can be assigned to groups of students or the entire class. Podcasts are a great alternative to traditional writing assignments.
• Blogs-used to enrich learning and teaching. Blogs can turn the learners into producers rather than products. They can display course notes, showcase student achievements, provide homework help, or initiate discussions.
• Social Bookmarking- share information with colleagues.

Classroom Websites

-Useful tools that can be used to enhance communication between students, parents, and other teachers.

Cell Phones (Camera phones, Instant Messaging, Polling Devices, and many others)

• Camera Phones- used to collect evidence/scientific data, photo journalism, visually express ideas, and identify things and people
• Instant Messaging- is something most kids already do easily. Teachers can administer "open phone" tests, review silently for quizzes, and answer classroom surveys, or take quizzes.