The first obstacle I have that does impact the use of technology is the lack of it. In the classroom currently, I have one old desktop. This computer is very temperamental, slow to start and slow at almost all the  software. The upside is that this computer is not a school computer, it belongs to the agency with whom we have collaborated with  for several years. Unfortunately, the collaboration is coming to an end, and they will be taking the computer with them. We have had several talks about what we need in the classroom to support our work and what we could use interactively with children. At the least I will have a laptop, and possible a Promethean board, or maybe something else. I am not sure how to work around the obstacle of not having any technology in the room, except advocating for the needs of both myself and my students. I can also provide concrete information for the principal and technology department of what the needs are and how technology can be used to support and increase students engagement in learning opportunities.