June 1, 2011
Is your head in the clouds? It should be. If you are a school administrator or a board member, you may have never heard or thought about “cloud” technology. I mentioned the word the other day in an e-mail and was surprised to hear back that it meant nothing to the recipients. I would respond ...
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February 10, 2011
Over the last two decades I’ve worked with school systems (both administrators and teachers) helping them to more effectively use technology. In most of these cases, this has been in the service of a technology company such as Apple, Promethean or eBOARDsolutions. According to this Edupotia article “Shaping Tech for the Classroom” by Mark Prensky ...
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October 1, 2010
It’s so important for public school boards of education to be “onboard” when it comes to modeling good governance. If a school board expects 21st century classrooms, they should model that practice too by using technology tools themselves. Using computers for paperless meetings is a “must do”—it’s not just about being green, either. Technology tools ...