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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008In McDowell County we are currently going about the business of crafting our latest technology plan. Our quest is to make sure all teachers and students in McDowell County have access to the best learning tools, learning portals, and professional training in the world at all times. This is not mission impossible. [...]
NECC 2008 One-to-One Seamless Integration
Monday, June 30th, 2008Live blogged…
Howard Levin, from The Urban School of San Francisco, is doing a wonderful job showing practical benefits of 1:1. He is currently explaining how students are now working on their lab reports after hours and their lab reports are so much better and deeper because of all the tools they have at their disposal.
Howard [...]
NECC 2008 Bound to be Creative
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Preparing to depart for NECC in San Antonio…
I’m remembering back to last year’s conference in Atlanta where the overriding theme was creativity. One year later I’m wondering what progress we have made in fostering creativity in our students. It certainly is an uphill battle. Inserting creativity is common place in the lower primary grades, but begins to fade away [...]
MEC Google Earth
Friday, June 6th, 2008
MEC Google Earth
Originally uploaded by Barry Pace
The fourth McDowell Early College Apple Professional Development session focused on taking students on Google Earth Lit Trips and helping students create photo enhanced podcasts using GarageBand and iPhoto.
After four full days of professional development Early College instructors are becoming comfortable and excited about going one-to-one next school year.
The [...]
Climate Control
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008I will be traveling to Raleigh on February 8, 2008 to speak before the Joint Legislative Technology Commission in favor of eliminating the North Carolina 8th Grade Computer Skills Test.
Many believe this test is a waste of time, personnel, and especially flexible lab space. Some feel teachers will not integrate technology if the test goes [...]
Apple 1:1 (Southeast) Leadership Summit - Assessing Infrastructure
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008George Vensel with Manatee County Schools in Florida says people are infrastructure too.
Make sure you have bandwidth first.
They use Websense from IBM to handle the at home Internet filtering for CIPA compliance. They charge a $35 maintenance fee to parents per child that takes laptop home. These funds pay for repair costs. If a child loses [...]
Apple 1:1 (Southeast) Leadership Summit - Redefining Curriculum & Pedagogy
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Patricia MacNeill, assistant superintendent, Greene County Schools, discussed “Leading a Culture of Change”.
Steady Focused Successful School Reform By Design, Not Chance.
Greene County decided to focusing on changing their culture as it pertains to how students, teachers, and parents think about post-secondary education.
We had a core group of individuals that understood the vision and helped package [...]
Apple 1:1 (Southeast) Leadership Summit - Community Engagement
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Phillip Jackson, Lauderdale County Schools’ superintendent, discussed community engagement. Lauderdale, TN has an agriculture based economy. Jackson realized they must adapt to information age.One-to-One has resulted in the drop out rate declining from 15% to 8.7% in past 2 years. Lauderdale started by providing all their teachers with a laptop first.
We are a very rural and [...]
Apple 1:1 (Southeast) Leadership Summit - Financing
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Doug Pindell, a CPO for Howard County Schools in Maryland, discussed 1:1 financing…
We need to think beyond Dewey.
You have to include the financial team. In working together through the process- financing rather than purchasing was determined to be the best method to maximize funding while creating a consistent refresh plan. Financing allows you to attach a [...]
Apple 1:1 (Southeast) Leadership Summit - Stephen Mazingo
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Stephen Mazingo, superintendent of Greene County Schools in North Carolina, presented a session on 1:1 leadership and change.
Studies show most people resist change, even when faced with a life-threatening situation.
In the beginning they talked about what they wanted to do about learning not about technology. Technology was simply the best tool available to help them [...]