I found Damon's presentation valuable, because he provided a group of future teachers with a list of open technologies and tools that do not require payment to use(or install) them; a very handy feature for the money conscious. Some of the ones I had never heard of before were Twiddla, etherpad, evernote, and ustream.tv. All of them sounded very interesting and useful both in and outside the school community.
After class on Monday, one of the primary questions I developed from his talk, is what is the technology basis that ASD uses and provides for their teachers and students to use? I know that they use Mac computers, but what else do they offer? Are children living in rural Alaska obtaining better technological services simply because the district up there has to contend with distance? I believe we heard a little bit about the Bering Strait School District technology budget being conservative, however, now I am even more curious as to what ASD is doing to prepare the next generation in the various forms/tools available to them. I think that it would be helpful to hear from someone representing ASD, since that is the district I believe most of us will be working with.
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I agree some with what you are saying. I do think that we tend to adopt new technologies faster out here in the Bush, at least in BSSD. These new technologies are a huge benefit for us. Sometimes I think that other districts as too comfortable with the status quo, and thus don't change.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Damon offered not just a few, but a lot of technology ideas to glean from. I would think that out of necessity they probably adopt technology faster in the rural and bush communities. I think your question is a good one in terms of what ASD is offering and planning to offer to continually advance the classroom in terms of technology.
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