Technology in the Education Arena

Lately I have been thinking about my blog and the purpose of my blog.  I think about the fact that very few read my blog but, you know, it doesn’t bother me because I blog for myself and for the teachers I work with.  If someone else happens to read my blog and finds some useful information, that is a very big plus.  Thinking about this lately and reading a recent posting on the  Educational Discourse blog I find that there are others in the blogosphere who don’t consider their blog “in the mainstream” and this is ok.

I can’t agree more with the following comment from Educational Discourse:

I will continue to post as a teacher and administrator who doesn’t just find the tools fascinating but as someone who uses them daily in order to save time, delineate information in an expeditious manner, ensure contact with parents and students, communicate with staff, students and parents and improve my teaching and administration capabilities. I will continue to work with my teachers, I’m the IT person for the school, in developing and enhancing their use of these tools to help organize themselves and enhance the learning of students. I will assist the teachers to build their programs using new tools in order to help our students develop 21st century skills. I will continue to look for teachers who are interested in making connections using these tools and try to bring students together in unique and educational ways.

So, looking forward to a new, exciting, and challenging school year and another year of blogging.