“Blown Away” was eaten by a Blogger monster. I was adding links to my writing, watching how it was being “auto saved” while I was typing away, then BAM tried to post and it disappeared into blankness. If I can urge you to please write in Word first, do it. I thought “It will just be a quick blog, no need to take the extra precaution.”
Seeing your beautiful blog ripped away is truly infuriating and not good for the blood pressure. Don’t do it.
Anyway…here is hopefully what I typed, to the best of my memory.
My first reactions to School 2.0 would have to be wonder and amazement. I actually stopped searching the site in order to email my school principal. I realized that (1) all teachers need to take this course and (2) schools need to stop spending so much money on textbooks and begin to invest in technology.
Just one look at the activities page on School 2.0 would be a great place to begin staff development. The list http://etoolkit.org/etoolkit/transtools/table_of_contents I'm sure would stagger most of our faculty members because they do not know about many of these tools.
I even plan on emailing the company to get a free Learning Ecosystem map for the classroom. http://etoolkit.org/etoolkit/map/poster
I also realized teachers need the time to learn this new language of technology because this is the world students will continue to grow up in. We can’t ignore it and pretend it doesn’t exist. When I read Kim’s note about how students are “plugged in at all times except for when they are in school” it really walloped me. There is an entire connected world out there and a lot of disconnected people around here.
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This is an excellent first step in becoming aware of what is out there. It is wonderful that you have a great relationship with your principal to suggest this. I love to send all of these interesting ideas to my principal too. Is your district willing to take the time to delve into this professional development? If so, you are lucky to work in a wonderful place! You will be such a great resource to your staff when you get back in September! Remember to start slowly, show educational benefits to the technology, and really let the kids be part of the process. You will be amazed!
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