I read a recent post by Jeff Utecht called “Getting my ducks in a row” where he outlined his plan for supporting teachers who receive laptops as part of their work. At my school 30 teachers purchased laptops this summer, for their personal use but most are planning on bringing it back and forth to school to support their teaching. I wonder how many of them would buy into a Teacher Technology IEP? I think it is a great way to set goals and focus your learning but considering these are technically “personal” machines I don’t know that my teachers would get excited about having their progress tracked throughout the year.
I love the support group idea where teachers using their laptops meet in small groups a couple of times a month for help troubleshooting and conversations about classroom impacts of their technology use. People all over the world are struggling to support teachers in an effective, constructive way. My school among them.
I’m having so much fun ning-ing. NH staff is designing a course and has set up a ning network to have some web-based collaboration. In addition to the NHS ning network, I belong to a couple of others Classroom2.0 and Digital Dialog and am really enjoying being a part of converstaions that are taking places across many time zones. It sure does make the world a whole lot smaller.
I’ve been tagged by Alice B.
First the rules:
Post the rules before you give your facts
List 8 random facts about yourself
At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them
Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they’ve been tagged
The 8 facts:
1. I have a sister named Stephanie
2. I LOVE to visit new places
3. I get really excited to see new stuff growing in my garden
4. I try to read a book a week, recently finished: New Harry Potter(JK Rowling), Peony in Love(Lisa See), Wicked(Gregory Maguire), and Wedding in December(Anita Shreve)
5. My shoe collection includes more pairs of flip-flops than anything else
6. I read Cooking Light from cover to cover every month
7. My snowboarding skills have dramatically improved in the last 3 seasons
8. My favorite place to be in the summer is at the beach, ocean beaches are the only ones that count!
This is a 21st century chain-letter! Here are my hits:
Cathy W
Larry A
Mike A
Emily D
