I’m still reflecting on the Warlick PD I went to on Friday. Another thing that stand out in my memory is all the people who felt overwhelmed by the amount of information given to us. I spent quite a bit of time reminding some of my colleagues that there’s no way we could master EVERYTHING on the web, and that was the whole point behind setting up Personal Learning Networks (or at least that was my interpretation). I keep encouraging baby steps – pick one or two things – use them really well and then add more. And remember – it may take a year or two of solid use to get good at something.
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I love my life. The last few months I haven’t been able to get that thought out of my head. I love my new home, my new son, my daughter and my wife, but most importantly I love my job.
Today I read something that made me cringe though. It made me angry, sad and worried all at the same time…
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It’s a simple concept, a no brainer. But it’s a simple premise that Bruce Dixon started his presentation. And he’s completely right. We can use technology, but it’s just the tool, not the subject. It’s like saying your going to teach the pencil. When we loose that focus our students are in danger of failure. We can’t risk that. The 1:1 project is not about teaching our students how to use computers in their classes, but to help students become more adaptive learners, and to help techers reach students more effectively then we could have before. That’s when tools do, allow us to do our jobs more effectively… And computers are just a tool.
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