Guest Commentary: Edtech Overload--Too Much of a Good Thing

Brad Flickinger is a technology integration specialist who teaches technology at Bethke Elementary in Timnath, Colo., and is founder of SchoolTechnology.org. Recently, he wrote an essay for Digital Learning Environments.
"Yesterday I spent a few hours reviewing my notes from all of the edtech conferences that I attended this past summer. While going through my notes I kept a list of the ideas that I wanted to try with my students this upcoming 2011-2012 school year," he wrote. "By the time I was done with my review, my list of was over 38 items! How do I incorporate 38 new ideas into my classroom this year?
"One of the general problems with today’s society is information overload," Flickinger continued. "But how do we cure it? How do we stay up-to-date with our lessons without feeling like we are just chasing our edtech tails?"
Click here to read all of Flickinger's essay and find out why too much of a good thing isn't always bad.