Technology Stages....Which am I?

Which stage are you at now (personally or professionally)?

     Personally I feel that I am in stage 2: adoption.  Until recently my main use of technology has been for personal reasons, such as Facebook, email, banking and word processing for youth group lessons. As a future professional I see my self at stage3: adaptation. I am ready to try integrating technology in to my curriculum as I see this is necessary to keep the students focus. I see myself having the students write things out and all working on the same thing in the lab. Not rushing to much with the some what over whelming amount of  technology. On the other hand I am also excited to learn more about all the "cool tools" to help me branch out and reach the other stages in order for my students to have the best learning experience.


Is there one stage that you found to be particularly easy and/or difficult?

    I think that stage 3: adaptation could potentially be difficult because you are trying your best to integrate technology into your curriculum but you are completely confident with it yourself. You want to use it but it stressed you out and you give up. This could become a viscous circle causing you try again and again.

Do you agree with the stages as they are listed, or is something missing?
    
     I agree with the stages as they are. I feel that technology is something one is either willing and anxious to learn or wants almost nothing to do with it.

Do you know of an instance with a colleague that easily fit in one of the listed stages?

     In the school where I volunteer I definitely have seen teachers in these different stages. The one I work with most often is definitely stage3: adaptation falling back to stage 2: adoption at times. She is not a fan of technology and at times is still having  a hard time with it. There are also teachers in stage 4: appropriation who can't get enough technology and use it everyday with their students. I have also seen stage 5: innovation where the teacher know just how much technology to use to help their students succeed. In a different setting I see this at work as well. Some of my coworkers do not like using the register since it is computer based. They usually try and avoid training and panic if asked to ring. (stage 1: entry)