Leading From The HeartGuest Post – an educational consultant and staff leader reflects on using an iPad for the first time. This post is cross-posted at Maria’s iPad Blog. The iPad came out of its box looking simple, unassuming and seemingly without controls – using this, I was promised, would become a “paradigm shift” for me: it would … Adventures of a Paradigm Shifter
Yesterday was (unofficially) my first day as a local RÉCIT consultant for general adult education. What does this mean? RÉCIT is a French acronym, standing for “rĂ©seau de personnes-ressources pour le dĂ©veloppement des compĂ©tences des Ă©lèves par l’intĂ©gration des technologies.” (and now in English) What does this mean? “a network of resource people for the … First day as RÉCIT consultant for general adult education
Lately I have been teaching in the dark. Our school has no Internet access. The students have none at home, either. What do we do? We read. We have conversations, live conversations, about what we read. We look for solutions together and they are made from the stuff of our brains. Did I mention that … Teaching in the dark
Scott asks: Do administrators have to be technology-savvy themselves in order to be effective technology leaders in their organizations? I used to think yes, now I think not so much. What administrators need to be is trusting of their teachers. Technological change happens in the classroom. It won’t happen if it is dictated from above, … Trusting your teachers should trump tech savvy in administration
Anna Palmer was not happy with my recent review of Marble Jar. She wrote a rebuttal to the review here and it led me to ponder the underlying reason for my dissatisfaction with it. In my review I focused on the technical aspects – for an app that advertises itself as being iPad ready it … Why I don’t believe in putting marbles into jars