My favorite thing that Adam mentioned today was that technology had to support what was going on in the classroom. It does not need to be the main focus or the driving point. But on the other hand,it cannot just sit in the room not being utilized. You need to have the happy medium in order to effectively implement technology in the classroom and make the most of each learning opportunity For the students.
I like that he addressed what classroom teachers can do to work with the technology director. This made his presentation a lot more meaningful to me. I have no desire to ever take on a role of the technology directed or anything like it. I do want to help out the technology director as much as possible and try to make their life a little easier since it seems they have a lot on their plate. I also liked that he brought in some examples of what he was talking about. That really puts i to perspective what all he has going on. That clearly takes some planning and a lot of time. Not mention all the other tasks he has to do, for example when he said that he had seven different screens up in his office. I definitely have a lot of respect for him and other people in his field.
Thanks!
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