The Technology Battle
August 16, 2007 by Kitty Forbus
My principal is making a concerted effort this year to ensure that our faculty uses more technology in their daily repertoire of teaching strategies. So far our teachers have been given Elmo Document Cameras and projectors, as well as provided with the training to use them. I have given a crash course in APT Plus, specifically United Streaming. In addition, our school technology coordinator has given a mini workshop on the uses of the InterWrite White Board. I’m excitedly awaiting the implementation of these new tools. While there is still so much more to share on the technological front, we have to be slow and cautious as we introduce these tools. As I’ve said before, too much of good thing can be overwhelming and cause frustration. I don’t want folks around here to feel like the character in the following cartoon.
Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
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Kitty, know just how you feel. I’m finding a lot of my favorite 2.0 tools are blocked. I guess I need to find out how to formally request some of them be unblocked. I also have to get permission to download Skype for school. My school issued laptop is a pc to, so I have to go purchase a webcam…If you have any advice in that department, please share.
Cathy
kitty…i want the world map on my blog…yes it is friday night and i have set up my blog…i don’t know if i have done if right and if it is too corny….how do i get the world map up
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