After watching the What Is Learning video, reading the Learning is Memorable blog post by Steven Wheeler, and watching Sherry Turkle’s TED Talk, has me sitting here trying to wrap my head around how technology truly is the new way that we as a society ‘learn’. We are so dependent on technology, and as Turkle mentions in her talk, “we expect more from technology and less from each other”, I cannot agree more. It is sad walking around the mall, school, movie theatres, grocery stores, or even while you are driving to see how reliant we all are on our technology and most importantly cell phones. It is as if we are truly afraid to be seen alone and turn to our cellphones as if they were a person to physically talk to. As teachers, we need to ensure that of course, yes, we do incorporate technology into the classroom – but… we also need to realize when our students (and ourselves) are becoming too reliant on technology. Digital storytelling is one of the best tools/forms of technology that can be incorporated into the classroom as it allows students to be open minded, learn about and create stories on topics that are of interest and passions, and it also allows them to be free to make their own choices. As I am personally creating my own digital story, I am seeing how stimulated, hard working, and passionate I am about my video because it is on a topic that I have chosen, I have designed, and I have personally lived through. Looking through the eyes of my future students and partaking in this assignment has given me many ideas of how to innovate ways for my students to learn from creating digital stories and how to actually apply what they have learned. Digital storytelling is a time where we can edit, delete, and retouch what we are creating, and as teachers we need to remind students of that. They need to experience real life situations, be able to communicate with one another, and not be afraid to participate in class discussions. If we solely rely on technology (even digital storytelling for this matter) to create conversations, stories, and self reflection then we are not allowing ourselves to get to know not only one another, but who we truly are as an individual self. I cannot stress how important it is as educators to allow our students to immerse themselves in technology, but also teach them how to work collaboratively, independently, and most importantly how to be creative thinkers and apply their learning.