Las year, my school saw its first use of Google Classroom. This year, a larger adoption of google classroom, or at least some form of technology was expected.
Resistance by some was clearly present. I'll admit that my technology is limited to a Smart Board, Document Camera, class website, and odds and ends of applications like GAFE, kahoot, polleverywhere, etc.
I teach high school math and understand other's uncertainty to commit to radically changing their teaching practice. One teacher, who had begun preparing all of their lessons as SmartBoard slides about 5 years ago is now re-thinking whether that was a good decision.
Within the last 5-8 years, I remember the pressure to flip your class, use Edmodo, create moodles, use inquiry and open-ended questioning, etc. While these ideas are still options (some of them actually important), there continues to be new expectations of adoption. For example, Google Classroom is supposed to change education (but it won't).
Simply put, the technology that will revolutionize education doesn't exist yet. There will always be great ideas, but concepts like Virtual Reality Tours and interactive online assessments (what Quest A+ could become) aren't perfected, created, or cost-effective.
When my colleagues are asked to commit to changing their classroom from what has been working to something that is clearly a beta test, I understand why it's hard to commit to change for change's sake.
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