Tuesday, March 24, 2009

IT Summit, Day 1 Reflections

Wow... what a day. I was tired at the end of it, b/c of so many new ideas.

As I reflect on yesterday's sessions, I wondered what place 'content' plays in the technology of it all. I appreciated Darren Kuropatwa's thoughts about having students write the notes/text. That's a good idea.

As a chemistry teacher, I always struggle with the time it takes to use technology with the time required to teach the substance. I'm pretty sure that I've got the balance close to OK... students need the 'substance' before they can successfully network in scientific ways; otherwise, they're just chatting and 'off-topic'.

I'm looking forward to David Warlick's presentation; I've heard a lot about him...

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