tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post116174565564758376..comments2024-03-22T08:16:45.553-06:00Comments on The Fischbowl: A Superintendent Wants Your InputKarl Fischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-1163127804979580682006-11-09T20:03:00.000-07:002006-11-09T20:03:00.000-07:00After sharing your powerful and famous PPT with my...After sharing your powerful and famous PPT with my administration, our Principal has us on the same track as your Superintendent. We're going to kick off this "search for best practices" tomorrow, and we'll definitely share our thoughts and findings.<BR/><BR/>I've signed up for the Google accounts, considered many things (Google Video for Literacy sounds so cool), but trying to stay open. What I'm struggling with is the approach to tech-savvy folks for answers, when what I'd really like to do is hang with teachers as they describe their ideal room, and allow me to get the tech to support it. I guess I need to expose them to the infinite possibilities first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-1161977745773289502006-10-27T13:35:00.000-06:002006-10-27T13:35:00.000-06:00I'm going to go a different route:I think video co...I'm going to go a different route:<BR/>I think video conferencing has tangible advantages over text-based collaborative media. Non-verbal clues often reveal more than the spoken (or blogged) word. It's often easier, for me, to gauge an idea's impact by looking at faces rather than listening to reactions. I know that video conferencing is still in its infancy, and picture and sound quality can vary, but it reinforces the human aspect of collaboration.Mike Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666055545265486575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-1161787499290538132006-10-25T08:44:00.000-06:002006-10-25T08:44:00.000-06:00What I've been considering is setting up a MySpace...What I've been considering is setting up a MySpace or Facebook for our entire school - Euclid Middle School. <BR/><BR/>MySpace has received negative press and I doubt we could ever get beyond that issue in our fair city of Littleton, Colorado. (My principal and I have discussed this in some detail - how to reach kids through an on-line means.) Yet I still like the general idea of reaching kids and parents through this medium. (actually did you know the average age demographic for MySpace is like 30-40 years old?)<BR/><BR/>So Scott, if you're reading this comment: how about a district-wide "Facebook site"? Perhaps this idea could drive a redesign of our school web-sites and that would be the way to go too. <BR/><BR/>===================================<BR/>Here's another idea: Use Google's Apps for Education project (currently free) to issue & administer a free email account and other collaborative tools to every student in our district (parents too). For more info go to: https://www.google.com/a/edu/<BR/>There are on-line webinars that explain more about it.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299813255725085623noreply@blogger.com