Hello, welcome to my FIRST blog!!  These are my top 10 things that every teacher should know about technology, in no particular order:

1.  Be open minded and be willing to learn and try new things.

2.  Have a back up plan.  Hey, you're teachers, you probably already have one!

3.  Use the technology that is available and find out what works for you and your students.

4.  Be prepared to learn with your students, even at the elementary level.

5.  Databases are an invaluable research tool; it shouldn't always be a "Google" search.

6.  Group students together to help each other, not everyone starts in the same place.

7.  Have students share what they already know; whether it's websites, databases or social media.

8.  Ask "like-minded" colleagues to share how they use technology in their classrooms.

9.  Use the technology you have to better understand the technology you could be using.  For example, you can "Google" how to set up a blog for a class you are taking... :)

10.  Keep in good contact with your Librarian and IT department, they are using technology every day and have great suggestions for implementing technology in your classroom.

Feel free to post more ideas and keep this ball rolling!  Thank you.