Back to School Night

In a way I got brought back to reality today. At Back to School Night I was telling the parents of my gifted class about all of the neat things I was planning for their children this year. I was telling them about field trips, camping trips, science camp, blogs, podcasts, wikis and how Power Point was not an end point but a starting point. I am very excited about the year I have planned. I asked for questions and one women asked me why I didn't stamp the student's agenda? How did I answer? I told her I didn't do it because I didn't want to take time to check if my students could copy correctly. I also said it was boring and I would rather teach math/science or especially technology. I guess I was reminded that just because I am excited, the rest of the world isn't necessarily so. Oh well, go figure.

Science Books and Technology

I am sitting in a meeting with the Glencoe rep and they are presenting the book and all of the tech tools. As I am watching and listening I am getting a feel for why teachers get freaked by technology. There is so much information and so many discs with access to hundreds of tools. Most of our teachers don't have regular access to computer labs, so all of the student stuff means nothing to them. Most of our teachers are not real comfortable using computers so all of the tools for teachers will be used by only a few teachers. Again, so much stuff it is overwhelming to the teachers. What a shame.

First Step

This is my first step into creating a classroom blog. I'm excited about the possibilities, but am facing the realities of actually getting it done. Sometimes I get ahead of myself and want it all NOW. Janice has told me to do one thing at a time and it will all happen. I try to take that advice but in reality, I'm still jumping ahead in my mind.