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I really enjoyed talking to you on Tuesday. It isn't every day that I get to discuss my vision for the future of education with people who are on the same page. I just wanted to shoot you a comment about some of the documents that you have created. I alluded to them in our conversation, but I am really impressed with the strategic plan. Creating a concrete way of moving a district forward is a nearly impossible task, but I think you have an amazing start. Even in its draft form, this document outlines (for both the technically-minded and newbies alike) the non-negotiable of technology-enriched education.

The change to the pillar graphic is good. It is much more descriptive now. The greatest aspect, however, of this document is how it does not define the boundaries of the classroom, but rather pushes the boundaries out of the picture. You have included the community and teachers with all levels of experience in your plan.

The one question I have for this document is how have you empowered the students to be mentors, teachers, and supporters of the technology? One resource that I come back to a lot when I think about this question is Generation Yes (http://genyes.com/). They have a great document on how to do this at http://tinyurl.com/239dm9. I'm sure you have considered it, but I just thought that I would put my two cents in.

Let me know if you have any questions. I will be checking back on this post, but you can reach me directly at benwilkoff@gmail.com. Talk to you soon.

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Here at the CASE conference, we were able to see what is happening at AHS with Blogging. The students seem really comfortable. How do we get more of our teachers to feel comfortable with this too?

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Dan, thank you for including me in your session on blogging. I had no idea that blogging was being used in the classroom

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Train the teachers first. Make your first school blog a Professional development blog

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Projectors change the class

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I am very anxious for our newsletter concept to be implemented. I think I will learn much more about blogging and how to do it when it is truly relevant to and necessary for my work. I think you just made my point--it isn't so much about having the skill but how useful the skill is to your work.

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I watch my children with technology and I am amazed at what they can do! How can I keep up? How do educators keep up with the tools that are students/children seem at ease with?

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This is a very interesting session. I appreciate being able to ask questions and interact with presenters and participants. Thank you.

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This really has nothing to do with this blog, but I had a question which I can't seem to find an answer to:
What's the purpose of this new bell schedule that Arapahoe and other High Schools must start and why was it implicated?
So far, all the students I've talked to don't seem to like this new idea and find no joy in it or educational gain for more serious matters. And a lot of the teachers I asked about it, didn't really want to try it first, but rather let those schools that agreed with the idea try it and then we might. It just seems useless to me. Please clarify. Thanks.