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My significant quote for this week comes from Dallas McPheeters. He states that, "Perhaps society’s evolution is at a pre-adolescent state as evidenced by our inability to come to terms with our identity; not certain of who we are or what we are becoming and all the while uncomfortable with not knowing.”  As educators, we know that we must embrace technology in order to meet the needs of the 21 st  century learners; yet, many of us are reluctant because we don’t know where to begin. Technology is growing at such an explosive rate, that most teachers use the excuse that as soon as they learn one technology, it will be outdated, so why bother to learn any of it. Why bother? Because, if we don’t get on board and start utilizing the technologies that best reach our students, we will eventually be replaced. Teachers must redefine their place and role in the education system and help facilitate the present and evolving shift towards the use of these technologies to teach our students.   McPheeters, D. (2009, March). Social Networking Technologies in Education,//Tech and Learning.// Retrieved August 8, 2009 from http://www.techlearning.com/article/16250