tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post8465002361097794794..comments2023-09-19T03:17:44.567-04:00Comments on Epic Adventures Are Often Uncomfortable: Issues with Technology IntegrationClixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-2908602964828596612008-07-27T17:08:00.000-04:002008-07-27T17:08:00.000-04:00School Center is our district's website management...School Center is our district's website management software. At minimum, we're supposed to use it to post homework assignments, but it has a lot of other features -- like forums and blogs -- that you can set up. I'm sure it's not that much different from Blackboard, etc.<BR/><BR/>I know there are forum/blog sites out there that are set up for teachers to use with their classes, but I've never Lightly Seasonedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685215056988904350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-23159943184131514422008-07-26T08:32:00.000-04:002008-07-26T08:32:00.000-04:00Can you tell me more about School Center?Can you tell me more about School Center?Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-55762288476274221662008-07-25T22:33:00.000-04:002008-07-25T22:33:00.000-04:00I'm getting the opportunity to pull more tech into...I'm getting the opportunity to pull more tech into my curriculum, and for the most part, because it is at my own pace, I enjoy it. I'm messing with Google Lit Trips right now (FUN). You are absolutely right: tech is a tool and is no better than what we can do with it. It DOES take money from other pots. Thirty years ago, how much did districts have to spend on IS? Not the thousands and Lightly Seasonedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685215056988904350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-66415437911554222032008-07-25T07:26:00.000-04:002008-07-25T07:26:00.000-04:00Wow! Great comments! Thanks so much for reading my...Wow! Great comments! Thanks so much for reading my blog and I'm really glad it helped keep this conversation rolling. I feel this is what blogging is all about! (Besides that, I really enjoy reading your blog too!)loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-19276878703740361352008-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:002008-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:00Expense isn't only incurred in purchasing physical...Expense isn't only incurred in purchasing physical materials. The time I spend learning about software and presenting my ideas to the administration and crafting permission slips and counting permission slips and whatnot is time that I am sacrificing from other pursuits.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty lucky - I'm comfortable enough with trying new apps and using words and word processing programs that it's Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-41176321861027568212008-07-24T22:58:00.000-04:002008-07-24T22:58:00.000-04:00Keep in mind that most of the "technology" being m...Keep in mind that most of the "technology" being mentioned is not stuff. It doesn't cost anything additional to use GoogleDocs...or VoiceThread...or many other options.<BR/><BR/>It's true that face-to-face collaboration can work just as well for some teachers and students as digital opportunities, but that doesn't mean that they aren't valuable and should be restricted. I look at it as simply a The Science Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846516022505481326noreply@blogger.com