Myth #5: "Technology is less meaningful than traditional learning." Everyone knows the myth of the zombie-eyed kids, staring slack-jawed into screens and clicking away. While this certainly is one outcome of technology use, it is a symptom of very poor technology use. A classroom demonstrating best tech practices would have students collaborating and sharing, not drooling and staring. Recommendation: Technology creates opportunities to move outside the classroom and into the world to experience things that students would never experience in a traditional classroom. Try taking your students on a digital field trip to Alnwick Castle, the Taj Mahal, or the Giza Plateau using Google Maps. Or, to take it a step further, have students give a "live" report using a green screen program like Dolnk Green Screen. The bottom line is that technology, like any other tool, has good uses and bad uses. The best learning experiences for your students involve student-led creating, exploring, and sharing. Keep that in mind when considering new apps and devices-and you will be rewarded with better student learning.