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 * Chapter 1 of Roblyer's Integrating Educational Technology into TeachingBased on what you have read in this chapter, answer these questions:**
 * 1) What technology trends do you think hold most promise and are most interesting? Why? The technology trends I believe carry the most promise and appear the most interesting are trends 2: Merging of technologies and 3: Developments in portable devices. A blackberry cellular phone is a great example of merging technologies. Personally, I’ve been using one for two years and simply cannot let it go. The ability to maintain communication throughout the day on the go receiving/sending emails, document images, text messages, desktop cabilities, capturing pictures, internet access is now essential to business professionalism. In addition to merging technologies, developments in portable devices is without a doubt the lap top computer in how it continues to grow in portability and convenience for business, personal and education usage.
 * 2) Picturing your future teaching situation, what are the 2 configurations (see Table 1.4) you think you'll most likely use? Why? Classroom workstations are ideal if available which can be used at all levels of education. 2 – 5 computers in my classroom provides technology access for students. These can be used in many ways, production tasks, tutoring, drills, research, cooperative learning groups, etc. In addition to the classroom workstations, the mobile labs are more than ideal. The labs allow computer usage for all students simultaneously. Students can work on specific assignment tasks that include internet research and more.

===Chapter 2 of Roblyer's Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching===