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With an emphasis on BYOD and meeting the ICT National Capabilities, may teachers are now dreading the mammoth task of digitalizing their resources and more critically, modifying the way in which they deliver content to maximize learning in their classroom.

This entire process is actually not difficult however it may add some time to your planning to get it right until you get into the groove. The first thing to do is start. By adding one technological tool into your lessons a day, you will soon build a library of technological tools that you can use on an ongoing basis. These tools that I am referring too are different than just ‘’teaching tools’’. It is not determining which tools you should use to deliver content. Teachers need to be introducing technological tools that can be used WITH their students collaboratively. That is, all students and the teacher on the one site at the one time.

Step 1. Keeping track of what you do

When I began incorporating these digital tools into my lessons, I began making a note in my day book. This was the best way for me to keep a record of all of the work that I had done. At the end of the year, when it was time to program, I simply referred to my daybook and added all of the tools that I used to the following years teaching program. Keeping your programs flexible and open to change, as we all know, is a key to success. Today, I produce stickers to teachers who stick these in their books. This is now a school-wide procedure that all teachers have fully embraced.

Step 2. Make mistakes and be ok with that!

Try, try, try. It is ok to make a mistake and admit to our students that something hasn’t worked. I have found that when I do this, my students will either tell me of a similar tool that I can use or our students will plan an alternative activity. This collaboration is just as important as the lesson that you were planning to deliver.

Step 3. Share the tools that you use with your colleagues.

Whether you are using Kahoot.it, padlet, Google Sites, Office 365, Slideshare, popplet or many, many more, it is important to share the tool with your colleagues. The more exposure a student has to a particular tool, the more developed their digital skills will be in accessing and using any technological tool.