Today's guest blog is written by third grade teacher Melissa Weatherwax. Melissa teaches at Poestenkill Elementary School in the Averill Park Central School District and she flawlessly uses technology in her inquiry-based classroom. 
For as long as I can remember I've been drawn to technology. I clearly remember our eighth grade computer club with Miss Teras. We spent hours on the massive Apple machine creating a pixilated image of a rainbow, only to not save it in the final hour and all of our work was deleted! I'm not sure that my tech partner ever did forgive me! It's the excitement of discovery & possibilities that I can't get enough of with technology.
If there is a new gadget, app, or program that works to make documentation, planning, and reporting easier then I'm your girl. We all know there are apps linked to popular literacy programs, apps to practice facts and phonics, apps to create movies and videos, but I'm always on the search for something to work smarter for me, NOT for me to work harder to use.
