Ertmer & Leftwich

    This article talks about teacher technology change. In this 21st century, technology integration is important for learners. The authors suggest that it is no longer appropriate for teachers with low-level technology skills to meet the needs of new learners. Also, in this article, the authors discuss four different variables that change teacher technology use (knowledge, confidence, beliefs and culture).
    For knowledge, the authors suggest that teachers need to broaden their conception of good teaching to include ideas that teaching is effective when we combine technology. Also, knowing how to use hardware and software is not enough for teachers to use technology effectively. In order to use technology to support their teaching, teachers need to know the knowledge of technology, not just knowing how to use it but knowing how to incorporate into classroom.
     For self-efficacy (confidence), the authors suggest that self-efficacy may be more important than skills and knowledge among teachers who use technology into curriculum. Teachers' confidence plays a key role when they are incorporating technology into classroom. So does beliefs. Also, the culture press has been addressed in this article. The authors indicate that culture pressure can be a positive factor to affect teachers to integrate technology into classroom.
    I think this article points out the important ideas about the change of teachers to use technology into classroom. I like the authors discuss into four different categories so that I can have a more clear idea. Because I am doing my graduation project about integrating technology to support vocabulary development in classroom, so I found it really easy to understand for me. I do think as a teacher we need to keep learning new technology, but time management is always the concern, I don't think we need to learn every single one of them but just the one is commonly used in the classroom. And I think practicing how to use new technology before you incorporating in your class is really important. You don't really want to waste your time figuring out the new technology in class. I have to admit, it is not an easy job, but as a teacher, we somehow need to do it. According to Hansen (2008), teachers should consider ICT as an assisting tool, it may never replace the role of teacher in a classroom, but those who use technology may replace those who don’t.