It should be no surprise that I am an advocate for appropriate use of technology in learning communities. Over the last several years (with the explosion of easy-to-start-up social networking tools) I have witnessed a change in attitude within the teaching profession to embrace more of these gadgets. Resistance to embrace technology seems to have shifted from fear to more tangible factors like physical resources, training, and time constraints. This TeacherTube Top 100 Most Viewed Video emphasizes that technology is not the enemy, but ignorance (or completely shunning technology) remains a problem and a detriment to students.
Vicki Davis, author-in-chief of The Cool Cat Teacher Blog created this video. I recommend her blog and entrepreneurial spirit to anyone interested in instructional technology.
My favorite quote from the end of this video, "...technology is our friend. Ignorance is our enemy. Instead we should fear more the releasing of millions of ignorant students into the shark infested waters of the Internet. They are but guppies in an ocean full of sharks.