September 29, 2009

I am not sure if I have been around too long or not, but I am now witnessing another Microsoft OS--Windows 7. The mini conference I attended dealt with the migration to this new OS and the ramifications dealing with technology. Of course, I attended to find out about its impact on education and the possible migration here. There will be little problems with software like there was in Vista, and it sounds like it will be smoother. I am wondering some driver issues and things like that. A good session, and I walked away feeling at ease with a migration............flick

April 21, 2009

Holy Smokes--a false fire drill and a lock down for a message scrawled on the bathroom wall--other than that, a normal day. I am still visiting teachers and talking with them concerning their needs. Overwhelmingly their responses deal with the working of technology vs. ideas for the integration, but I am dealing with the integration. We are moving along well. I am also slowly migrating all to Activinspire. I find the program interfaces well, and I like the new conveniences; it is well thought out. I also like the fact that we are going to make it part of the student image so the group can take advantage of it and create flipcharts in classes. This will add another tool to the teacher arsenal of technology. The middle level teachers have asked me to judge a science fair on Thursday. I really do not have the time, but I must practice what I espouse. I am looking forward to see what the students have done since we have touted the JANUS project. We are progressing well. I shall return tomorrow.......flick

March 31, 2009

You talk about the day when I had the golden touch it sure was this morning. The afternoon fixed that, though. I had met with several teachers. Some of their ideas will take some work. I do love that challenge. I also talked with another teacher who wants to utilize Photo Story into her classroom. I am so glad that we are getting away from the traditional powerpoint. I am beginning the migration of Activinspire instead of Activstudio for the Promethean boards because that is the way to go. I know people become complacent with software, but it so important to upgrade because usually the new software has a better interface and new concepts. I know it is a learning curve, but that is what we need to do to stay on top of things. I have used the software, and I like it. Some interesting things here at school, but I will just leave it at that. Be back tomorrow................flick