Ron Farrow

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I started as a music teacher for the Farmington School District in 2002.  I taught 5th and 6th grade general music as well as the High School Percussion.  As a music teacher, I had the unique opportunity to experiment with many forms of technology in the classroom including smart boards, tablets, recording studio equipment and software, etc.  I took this passion for technology and education to the district-wide level in 2010 as part of a leadership cadre for our district.  In 2012 I became the Educational Technology Facilitator for the district.  I joined the Cape Girardeau School district in the Summer of 2013.  I believe technology is the future of education.  But it's more about the change in instruction that comes along with technology than the devices themselves.  We are in a very exciting time for education!  It can be scary to have such a paradigm shift in teaching. However, students now have tools to access a world of information that was previously inconceivable.  Through technology we can foster more creative learning environments, differentiating instruction to meet the needs of every student, creating productive, responsible, digital citizens for future generations.