Field+Based+Activities+February

Let me begin by saying that it is very hard to get things done the old-fashioned way when you miss an entire week of school due to the snow. Fortunately, I didn't run into that problem when I began e-mailing my needs assessment committee to share the results of my survey. We found that many feel overwhelmed by what we have because they don't feel proficient at anything. I shared research about the importance of technology today and how much our district has grown in its technology use as we began to develop a plan for a shared vision. This will likely be an ongoing process for the remainder of the year, but I think we got off to a good start. Our district hosted its very first Technology Expo this year, and I was asked to go and view the different workshops. These turned out to be mini-classes on each product, very much like a hands-on infomercial. I was able to preview potential tools that we could bring back to our campus to use this upcoming year. The month finished up with our Campus Improvement Team meeting that I was invited to sit in on to present my committee's findings on our technology needs. The CIT will be looking at budgeting at the March meeting and will be considering items I mentioned from the Technology Expo and getting more training for what we have. I also presented information to each grade level on how to complete a detailed search for videos and other teaching tools on Safari Montage. See the files for this month's report.