Back in the early 1990s, I had the opportunity to assist a number of teachers as they made their first computer purchase. In each case, the teacher was taking a big step and spending a lot of money in the process. I can remember nearly every one of those teachers telling me that they wanted to choose their computer wisely, because it was the only o...

from the series: Tomorrow Today: Technology George Litterst, Editor Teacher or technologist? Most teachers using technology are teachers and musicians first, and users of technology second. It can be both impressive and intimidating to observe a teacher who has used technology for many years. Some of these teachers may have one or more compute...