On an island after the techonology P.D.

After an amazing weekend at the OTF conference I left feeling uplifted, excited and ready to bring so much to my classroom. That was until I checked my voicemail and was reminded by a staff voice message that cellphones and iPods were absolutely not permitted in the class. That's when my heart hurt; this is a board policy. I know that the road ahead will not be easy. I will have to take small and carefully planned steps but it just feels so intimidating. Does anyone share the feeling of intimidation? Words of wisdom perhaps?