Patience and Time Management

I have been trying to create a system for my school to be able to recieve notification via email.  This is no small task!  It's easy to ask people to sign up and list their email address.  But after the hundred or so names I have collected I realized how big this job is.  It takes a little work to intiate the process, but once I am able to organize my data, I will be able to set up an online resource for parents.  This will be a valueable communication tool for the parents as well as the teachers and school administration.  A little groundwork makes makes the process easier and the end result is an optimal form of communication.

Some thoughts on teacher participation

  Increasingly it has come to my attention that technology is underused in the classroom.  I can see the results of inadequate training of and support for teachers, but some of the fault is that it has not been mandated that teachers should comply with the national standards put forth by the ISTE.  If it has been mandated the policy has been loosely enforced at best.  I am still in the process of formulating my ideas on this subject, but I believe that a little bit of knowledge and some equipment can go along way in a classroom.  Teachers must be open and accepting of new means of communication.

More ideas

Today was a good day

    I think I am really going to like this class. I am very interested in seeing more technology integrated in the classroom.  It is something that is very underused in the American classroom and I hope that the future of education will move into the broader world of technology.  I have seen the benefits of having tools like the Smart Board in the classroom and the benefits are clearly visible.