Philosophy of technology in the K-12 Curriculum

My technological educational philosophy is simple: students should be exposed to technology in a way that sparks their interests, challenges them to try new things and allows them to develop a feeling of self efficacy with technology. If students are not engaged in their learning, teaching merely becomes a series of drills and repetitive exercises in which students are made to perform. Children should be encouraged to try new things without fear of failure. When things do not go as planned, I believe that those times have the potential to become some of the richest teachable moments in education. If students are engaged in the learning process and become explorers of their world, their confidence levels will increase and they will begin to see themselves as technology competent.