Using tools in the classroom

I was going to comment on this earlier in the week, but I wanted to wait to see if I change my mind after reading other blogs, but I didn’t. I feel that you should focus on a couple of tools instead of trying to integrate every tool that you come across. This is because you can become more proficient with the one tool and do more things with one than if you only learn a little about several tools. I hope that this makes sense to all of you like it does me. I just received an Interwrite pad today, but I have already had trouble doing things on it. So, I will work with that tool until I feel proficient at it before I try to add other things into the classroom. So one or two new tools a year would be sufficient, but I don’t feel that switching tools the next year would be good. Just add more tools to your class while keeping the same tools, of course, that is if they are working for you and aiding in learning.