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Teaching with technology isn't as scary as some might think. It isn't necessary for teachers to know every single feature of any program or tool they wish to use. They really only need to have practiced and mastered basic functions in order for them to be able to use them successfully in the classroom. It is also important that technology be integrated into the goals and lessons that are planned instead of planning lessons and goals around the technology.

According to the National Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers, effective teachers should be able to engage students in discovering and exploring real-world issues through the use of modern technology. Teachers should also be able to design lessons that implement technology. Teachers themselves should be able to demonstrate some fluency in the systems and software they are using and be able to teach students how to use them as well. Teachers should be continually improving their knowledge of technology and how they can use it in their classroom and be able to share that improved knowledge with their students so as to make them more technologically savvy.