Teaching STEM with technology

In class today, we were asked to evaluate, based on some readings, how technology can address some issues that are specific to our content area.  It was interesting to hear from the science teachers I was paired with regarding what issues were important to them and their teaching.  The real challenge seems to be incorporating technology in a way that adds something that wouldn't otherwise be part of your teaching.  For me, so far, that has been two things:  (i) remediation/skills practice with instant, individualized feedback for students, something that is difficult for me to personalize for each student without the help of technological elements like Khan Academy, and (ii) help in removing the burden of calculation, to allow students to access the algebraic and geometric thinking required by the standards, without getting bogged down in their troubles with basic arithmetic, fractions, decimals, etc.  Technology like GeoGebra, spreadsheets, etc. helps with this.  The challenge is finding the right balance of helping/easing this burden, and still requiring them to make the decisions in how a problem is solved.  I think, also, that tools like this need to be paired with basic skills practice, so that they are not entirely "off the hook" for learning how to do the calculations.  I look forward to finding other avenues to incorporate technology into my teaching.