Technology Troubles

Technology is an important tool to use in the classroom, but with every new product comes a new headache.  At least for me.  It isn't that I don't want to learn how to use it, but it takes me a while to overcome some of the initial challenges of figuring out how to.  I can't simply read about a product or web tool and then sit down and use it.  I need to spend the time playing with it, making mistakes with it, and learning by trial and error.  I know some people that can open up a new product or new software and almost immediately understand how every aspect of the thing works.  This is certainly not me.  I assume there are more people that learn the way I do than people like the instant experts, and when using new technology in the classroom I will help my students learn by doing things hands on.  This will give them the chance to understand how something works better than by listening to my instruction and then trying to apply what I've said to what they're trying to do.  I also believe that there will be some technology that my students will be teaching me about.  As the younger generation is growing up with technology literally in their hands, I've no doubt that I could learn just as much from them as they from me.