Are you a "Natural User"?

Below, is a comment shared by someone from my last post on interactive white boards. I like the language that describes the difficulty that some "good teachers" have in adjusting to the use of technology that is beginning to be embedded into our curriculum. This is not a condemnation like I often read, but a description from this person's context. Teachers aren't good or bad because they are or are not currently comfortable with the use of technology. We must, however, discover what the "plate" needs to consist of because our curriculum will continue to embed these tools into the required learning.


It doesn't need to be given to them on a silver platter but it does need to be on a plate so it doesn't spill through our fingers. Some staff can adjust to this new teaching with out too much difficulty. I call them natural users. They aren't intimidated by technology and how things can change from the last time you use to the next. Unfortunately, not all good teachers are natural users.


Are people "natural users" as described or are they somehow predisposed to the use of the technology? What do you think? If you could share one thing with the "decision makers" concerning the support necessary for ALL teachers to become effective and efficient with technology tools to influence learning what would it be?