Comments on: If the leaders don’t get it, it’s not going to happen http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/06/28/if-the-leaders-dont-get-it-its-not-going-to-happen/ technology, libraries, and schools Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:49:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Becciebeth http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/06/28/if-the-leaders-dont-get-it-its-not-going-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 Becciebeth Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:36:15 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/?p=718#comment-1895 Following the blogs and videos as well,(I admit, it's been like christmas eve all over again) and agree that, " If the leaders don't get it, it's not going to happen. At our school, I saw this coming and took the iniative to introduce the cyber world to the individuals who either had minds made up-due to fear, or lack of resources or interest. I wrote every grant I could, set up extra time to sit "patiently-key word there", with teachers, students, & parents explaining, showing and teaching, that there fear of new technology was easy to get past once shown the simplification and the actual mind boggling concept of the new technologies, that w/ or w/o exception it was going to happen. I made it so much fun, which turned the session into a room filled with excited participants eager to learn more. Ages ranged from 50some to 8 year olds (I am Montessori based). I' m sure this news is old, but I used Alice just to take away the fear and move forward progressivly. Again, I took this upon myself. Will schools do this on their own? We can't afford empty promises. Take the initiative and show your schools what you got. But start off slow and so fun it blows their minds . Following the blogs and videos as well,(I admit, it’s been like christmas eve all over again) and agree that, ” If the leaders don’t get it, it’s not going to happen. At our school, I saw this coming and took the iniative to introduce the cyber world to the individuals who either had minds made up-due to fear, or lack of resources or interest. I wrote every grant I could, set up extra time to sit “patiently-key word there”, with teachers, students, & parents explaining, showing and teaching, that there fear of new technology was easy to get past once shown the simplification and the actual mind boggling concept of the new technologies, that w/ or w/o exception it was going to happen. I made it so much fun, which turned the session into a room filled with excited participants eager to learn more. Ages ranged from 50some to 8 year olds (I am Montessori based). I’ m sure this news is old, but I used Alice just to take away the fear and move forward progressivly. Again, I took this upon myself. Will schools do this on their own? We can’t afford empty promises. Take the initiative and show your schools what you got. But start off slow and so fun it blows their minds .

]]> By: techxas http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/06/28/if-the-leaders-dont-get-it-its-not-going-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 techxas Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:08:12 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/?p=718#comment-1893 I remember TCEA's survey after the last conference and they asked for suggestions for keynote speakers. I suggested they bring in some students. Let the students share what they are using or not using in their classrooms vs. what they are accessing and learning outside of school. Not being an active participant at the Edublogger conference, I am watching videos and reading blogs where people are discussing ideology and philosophy for changing education. Being on the ground floor or on the front line, I know that the difficulty is in taking the things from these discussions and applying them to reality. We can discuss and blog about it until we are blue in the face. I wonder if in some way, we are as Ian Jukes described "beating a dead horse in education" again and again with these discussions. The NECC and Edubloggercon discussions are right on. Don't get me wrong. But when do we get the right mix of discussion with practicality? I remember TCEA’s survey after the last conference and they asked for suggestions for keynote speakers. I suggested they bring in some students. Let the students share what they are using or not using in their classrooms vs. what they are accessing and learning outside of school.

Not being an active participant at the Edublogger conference, I am watching videos and reading blogs where people are discussing ideology and philosophy for changing education.

Being on the ground floor or on the front line, I know that the difficulty is in taking the things from these discussions and applying them to reality. We can discuss and blog about it until we are blue in the face.

I wonder if in some way, we are as Ian Jukes described “beating a dead horse in education” again and again with these discussions. The NECC and Edubloggercon discussions are right on. Don’t get me wrong. But when do we get the right mix of discussion with practicality?

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