Technology has substantial influences on education. ISTE is a great resource when learning how to use technology in the classroom. As a teacher I hope to be able to use technology much more effectively than my teachers did when I was in school. Technology was so misunderstood and computers were so outdated. Teachers need more opportunity to be taught how to use technology in better ways. Talking to fellow teachers in your field is also important. Teachers just out of college usually have just been updated and have used the current technologies out there. Being able to communicate with them is important because they may be able to help you use a technology in a better way. I think it is such a big problem with older teachers, that as new technologies come out, they take so long to learn about the new technology that they are often outdated by the time someone becomes comfortable on them. I just feel it is so important to start understanding technology and stop being afraid of it.