The 21st century has been characterized by digital innovation that has reached every sector of functioning society, including education. In many instances this innovation has led to breakthroughs of great scientific discovery, yet on the contrary, this limitless innovation presents evolving aspirations particularly among policy makers and industry demands in hopes of fueling the national interest. In this neoliberal outlook education often gets caught in the middle of serving both national interest via required policy and serving the moral best interest of the community. Overlooked in all of this is the important voice of the teacher who is the person responsible for deploying new technologies and software into classrooms worldwide, often without consultation as to how this will affect one's practice. Grounding the research in theories both young (post digital theory) and old (constructivist theory), the researcher aimed to bring to light the many nuances of the teaching profession through the often-unheard voice of the teacher. The aim of this study was to explore the complex relationship between teacher's perception of autonomy, workload, and demoralization to determine if the integration of technology has had any bearing on influencing the way teachers feel about their practice. In this mixed methods, correlational research utilizing a questionnaire as the main instrument over 2000 emails were sent of which only 76 responses were received. Beyond the workload factor, the researcher was intrigued as to whether a fear factor was at play when it came to soliciting responses. The researcher received several follow up emails as the survey was live inquiring about the anonymity of the survey instrument with further solicitations to remain as anonymous as possible. It is these pleas that suggest teachers are afraid of the implications of speaking truthfully and honestly about their working conditions. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]